Compton v. Elkhorn Valley Drainage District

This action was begun in the district court for Douglas county by Arthur D. Compton against the Elkhorn Valley Drainage District to recover for damages to crops on lands owned by him in 1923, 1924, and 1925, alleged to have been caused by reason of an overflow of water thereon through the negligence of the defendant district. Upon the death of Compton, the action was revived in the name of his widow, Mary Esther Compton, the plaintiff herein.

Under three causes of action, the jury found for the plaintiff in the following sums, namely, $1,200 for damage to 360 acres of corn in 1923; $4,500 for…