Nalon v. City of Sioux City

The plaintiff, Lillian Nalon, is the owner of a lot having a frontage of 30 feet on the north side of West Thirteenth street, in the city of Sioux City, Iowa, and extending northward about 108 feet in depth. West Thirteenth street is a paved street running east and west, and, prior to the digging of the ditch involved in this action, extended some distance west of plaintiff’s property. Perry creek, in the vicinity of plaintiff’s lot, ran in a generally southeasterly direction. The natural channel of the creek, at its nearest point to plaintiff’s property, was approximately 150 to 200 feet…