Hunt v. Estate of Hanson

OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

Appellants-Estate of Arthur Elmer Hanson and Bertha Hanson (Hansons), appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of respondent-Jean W. Hunt and from the trial court’s order denying the Hansons’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial. The jury found that the Hansons used their farmland unreasonably so as to interfere with the flow of water on Hunt’s farmland, causing him damages. Pursuant to the jury’s verdict, the trial court entered a mandamus injunction in favor of Hunt. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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