EDWARDS v. CITY OF JONESBORO

No. 10-2405.

645 F.3d 1014 (2011)

Harvey EDWARDS, Appellant, v. CITY OF JONESBORO, a Municipal Corporation; Harold Perrin, Mayor; Jim Hargis; Ann Williams; Chris Moore; Darrel Dover; Tim McCall; Mitch Johnson; John Street; Charles Frierson; Gene Vance; Mikel Fears; Rennell Woods; Chris Gibson, City Council, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter Jackson Hanshaw , argued, Jonesboro, AR, for appellant.

Clyde Burt Newell , argued, Hot Springs, AR, for appellees.

Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Harvey Edwards sued the City of Jonesboro, its mayor, and the members of its city council, alleging that methane gas from a city landfill invaded a tract of land owned by Edwards and so reduced its value as to amount to a taking of the property by the City. He sought just compensation under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, other compensatory damages, punitive damages, and injunctive relief. The district court1

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