Baker v. Hickman

Sadie Baker, plaintiff below, appeals from adverse summary final judgments on her claims that neighboring landowners (defendants) were responsible for flooding on her property. Because we conclude issues of fact exist as to the abatability of the flooding during the four years prior to filing suit, we reverse and remand.

Baker owns a house in West Melbourne. The defendants are adjacent homeowners. Baker sued the defendants in March 2003, claiming the adjacent landowners’ homes were constructed in such a way as to cause serious flooding on her property. Baker claimed she first noticed “pooling”…