Moyer v. Nebraska City Airport Authority

In 1991, as part of a plan to build a new airport, the Nebraska City Airport Authority (Airport Authority) condemned a portion of farmland owned by James Moyer and Sharon Moyer. A jury awarded the Moyers $82,748. In 1999, the Moyers brought this inverse condemnation action, alleging that in both the initial construction and the subsequent construction of a runway extension, the Airport Authority obstructed and altered existing drain-ways. The Moyers alleged that improper construction and operation resulted in significant erosion damage to their remaining property. A jury awarded the Moyers…