Legal Opinion
Peacock v. Sundre Township
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1985No. Civ. 10890PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVINE, Justice.
Larry and Arline Peacock appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of Sundre Township, Leonard and Edna Jensen, and Robert and Linda Bartsch. We affirm.
The Jensens, Bartsches and Sundre Township owned property uphill and adjacent to the Peacocks’ property. In 1977 the Peacocks initiated a suit alleging that the Jensens, Bartsches and Sundre Township had developed their respective properties in a manner that unreasonably altered the natural drainage of surface water thereby causing flooding on the Peacocks’ land. The Peacocks sought “actual” and “continuing” damages as well…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Perdue v. KnudsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
- Robertson Lumber Co. v. Progressive Contractors, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Oakes Municipal Airport Authority v. WieseNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Dugan v. LongCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
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3Cited by26 opinions
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