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E. RITTER & CO. v. DEPT. OF ARMY, CORPS OF ENG.

Nos. 88-1368, 88-1399.

874 F.2d 1236 (1989)

E. RITTER & COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, An Agency of the United States of America, Appellant. E. RITTER & COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, An Agency of the United States of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Doug Chavis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Paul McNeill, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and BEAM, Circuit Judge.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

E. Ritter & Company (Ritter) sued the United States government, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, under the Federal Tort Claims Act. It sought reimbursement for permanent damage to its land caused by erosion. Ritter alleged that the Corps negligently constructed a flood control ditch which runs through the land. The design of the ditch effected the erosion. The district court1 awarded Ritter $5600 for...

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