Prickett v. Belvue Drainage District

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This was an action by a landowner to recover damages from a drainage district for injury to his property resulting from the flow of water through a drainage ditch. The trial court overruled a demurrer to the petition, and the defendant district appeals. The question presented is whether the petition stated a cause of action against the drainage district.

The essential averments of the petition may be briefly summarized. The plaintiff, William Prickett, owns and with his family resides on a farm in Pottawatomie county; the defendant, the Belvue…