Chabot v. City of Sauk Rapids

YETKA, Justice.

Appellant City of Sauk Rapids appeals from a decision of the court of appeals, which affirmed the trial court judgment, finding the city liable to respondent landowner for damage to respondent’s home caused by flooding of one of the city’s storm sewer holding ponds allegedly due to the city’s negligence. We reverse with instructions to enter judgment for the City of Sauk Rapids.

Plaintiff-respondent, David Chabot, purchased a home in February 1983 from Wilbert Landwehr. The house, built by Land-wehr in 1972, is located across the street from a natural ditch which functioned as a…