United States Eighth Circuit
The Minch Family LLLP v. Buffalo-Red River Watershed Dist., 09-3223
In an action claiming that the Buffalo–Red River Watershed District (BRRWD) exceeded the scope of a judge's order authorizing the BRRWD to "clean out" or remove accumulated silt and topsoil from a ditch running next to a road along the length of one of plaintiffs' fields, judgment on the pleadings for defendants is affirmed where the plain meaning and clear import of the state court's order was to allow BRRWD access to not only plaintiffs' ditch, but also to the surrounding area necessary to conduct the clean-out.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/15/2010
- Published 12/15/2010
Judges
- William J. Riley
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit