CHESTNUT v. NORWOOD

No. 87-5.

731 S.W.2d 200 (1987)

292 Ark. 498

Ray CHESTNUT, et al., Appellants, v. Al NORWOOD, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Theodor Stricker, Gentry, for appellants.

Carl O. Lamar, Bentonville, for appellees.


HAYS, Justice.

This appeal is an attempt to impose tort liability on a county judge and road foreman for damages allegedly caused by diverting surface waters onto the appellants' lands. The circuit judge dismissed the complaint without prejudice based on governmental immunity and on a lack of jurisdiction. We affirm the circuit court.

Appellants are property owners residing along Cemetary Road. In 1986 the Benton County Road Department reworked the road and...

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