Legal Opinion
Riggs v. City of Springfield
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 4, 1939PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
Plaintiffs, husband and wife, are riparian owners of land on Wilson Creek near the City of Springfield. They have sued for the damage to their land- caused by the city in gathering together and emptying sewage into the creek, thereby polluting the water and creating smells. The petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Greene County on the 6th of March, 1934. On change of venue, the casé was tried in the- Circuit Court of Laclede County, and resulted in a judgment of $1500 for the plaintiffs. The Springfield Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. One of the members of the court dissented on…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Harrisonville v. W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Elkin v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- Werth v. City of SpringfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Smith v. City of SedaliaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Thurston v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Brown v. HeidersbachIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- Stewart v. City of SpringfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Flanigan v. City of SpringfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
- Ogg v. Mediacom, L.L.C.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2004
- Spain v. City of Cape GirardeauMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
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