Fairfield Estates L.P. v. Griffin

OPINION

BOB DICKENSON, Senior Justice (Retired).

Plaintiffs, Mary Griffin and her husband, Henry Griffin, sued for damages to their property, and Mary also sued as independent executrix of the estates of her deceased parents for damage to the property owned by those estates. Plaintiffs claimed that their damages were caused by defendants, Fair-field Estates L.P. and Fairest, Inc., when those defendants diverted the natural flow of surface water. Plaintiffs also sought injunc-tive relief. Following a trial by jury, the trial court rendered judgment that plaintiffs recover $150,000 for the damage…