Bettinger v. City of Springfield

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

This suit by Gerard and Karen Betting-er (“Plaintiffs”) against the City of Springfield, Missouri (“City”), seeks damages based on a theory of inverse condemnation. They claim City took their real estate for public use without fairly compensating them. Plaintiffs allege this taking occurred when a public drainage system failed to carry away surface water run-off that collected therein as a result of heavy rainfall; and, when the overflow escaped the confines of the drainage easement, the water damaged Plaintiffs’ residential property. City’s motion for summary judgment…