Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Yearous
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 19, 1977No. 2-57435PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINGS, Justice.
Plaintiffs, Theodore W. Anderson and Paul D. Smith, brought action in equity seeking, by injunction, the removal of a surface water nuisance-obstruction created by defendants, Stanley A. Yearous and Mrs. Stanley A. Yearous. Plaintiffs also seek damages caused by water blockage. Defendants appeal and plaintiffs cross-appeal from trial court adjudication. We affirm on both appeals.
The involved two parcels of adjoining land are located near Wadena in Fayette County. Plaintiffs’ property (dominant estate) lies generally west of defendants’ farm (servient estate).
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