Winkowitsch v. Glacier Electric Cooperative, Inc.
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment entered by the district court following a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff on his nuisance claim against Glacier Electric Co-op, Inc., holding that the district court did not err by instructing the jury that damages could be awarded for nuisance.
Plaintiff sued Glacier for damages caused by the flooding of his property, and the case proceeded to a jury trial on both nuisance and negligence claims. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiff, finding that Glacier's paving of an alleyway between the properties constituted a nuisance that damaged his property, and awarded $250,000 in damages on the nuisance claim. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the jury instructions in this case did not constitute reversible error.
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