CONNOLLY v. DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA

No. 89-1297.

465 N.W.2d 875 (1991)

Richard E. CONNOLLY, Helen C. Connolly, and Christopher Hansen, Appellees, v. DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Riley of Hansen, McClintock & Riley, Des Moines, for appellant.

Michael W. O'Malley of Connolly, O'Malley, Lillis, Hansen & Olson, Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, CARTER, and LAVORATO, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, Dallas County, appeals from a judgment finding it liable for flood damage incurred by plaintiffs, Richard E. Connolly, Helen C. Connolly, and Christopher Hansen, which the court found was proximately caused by the County's action in removing an old bridge abutment and widening the channel of a creek. Upon considering the arguments of the parties, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the case for further proceedings....

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