Wellens v. Thuening

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

This appeal is from the dismissal of appellant Wellens’ complaint alleging that respondent Thuening had caused unreasonable harm to appellants by diverting the natural flow of water across respondent’s land and by converting his property from pasture land to crop land, and from the denial of appellants’ motion for a new trial. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellants and respondent own adjacent parcels of property in Carver County, Minnesota, with respondent’s property lying to the north and west of appellants’. The natural drainage of water runs across the east and south borders of…