Legal Opinion

Powell v. Dawson

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 22, 1984No. 2-683A185PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHIELDS, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants Jack Powell and Beverly Powell (Powell) appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Joseph Dawson and Lawrence Dawson (Dawson), and the City of Carmel (City). The issue we address on appeal is whether the court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Dawson and City. 1

Judgment affirmed.

Powell's residence is on a lot drained by underground field tile that cross their property and continue underneath a public street and Dawson's property. Dawson disrupted the field tile within Dawson's boundaries in the course of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. American Family Mutual Insurance v. KivelaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Whitaker v. St. Joseph's HospitalIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Defnet v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Riggs v. RileyIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Fankboner v. CorderIndiana Supreme Court · 1891

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Creighton v. Caylor-Nickel Hospital, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1985
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  4. Earl F. Shields, Larry J. Shields, and Robert L. Shields v. Rodney L. TaylorIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. Rozek v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987

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