Hull v. Pleasant Hill School District

Pleasant Hill School District appeals a Cass County circuit court judgment following a jury trial in an inverse-condemnation case. The jury found that flooding caused by improvements to the District’s property and their operation had taken the entirety of a 46-acre golf course owned by Mr. Jim and Ms. Nancy Hull and awarded them $3 million in damages. The District challenges the Hulls’ standing and asserts instructional error. On cross-appeal, the Hulls challenge the circuit court’s denial of their bill of costs. We affirm the judgment and dismiss the cross appeal because it is premature.

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