County of Clark v. Powers

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, C. J.:

In this action, sounding both in inverse condemnation and in tort, the district court found that the County of Clark and the Clark County Flood Control District (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the County”), had, by acting in conjunction with various private parties, 1 caused large amounts of water to be cast upon the property of the Powers, the Wallaces, and the Lowes. 2 The County appeals from the judgment awarding just compensation and damages. We affirm.

During the 1950’s and early 1960’s, respondents acquired Various properties in Clark County,…