Jameson v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
June 1991
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nichol v. Yocum · Ricenbaw v. Kraus · Schomberg v. Kuther · Pospisil v. Jessen · Bussell v. McClellan
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“is the owner of surface waters which fall, arise, or flow upon it, and he may retain them for his own use without liability. He may also change their course on his own land by ditch or embankment, but he may not divert them upon the lands of others except in depressions, draws, swales, or other drainways through which such waters were wont to flow in a state of nature.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“Owners of land may drain the same in the general course of natural drainage by constructing an open ditch or tile drain, discharging the water therefrom into any natural watercourse or into any natural depression or draw, whereby such water may be carried into some natural watercourse; and when such drain or ditch is wholly on the owner’s land, he shall not be liable in damages therefor to any person or corporation.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““2. That the original cut on the Jameson land in 1952 was to provide drainage of lagoons on the Nelson land directly to the north of the cut; 3. That water did drain to the south at the place of the cut prior to the cut being made; 4. That the new ditch will increase drainage flow through the old cut; 5. That the three dam structures in the draw below the cut do not have sufficient capacity to hold the additional drainage; 6. That this presents a danger to the crop land of the plaintiff below the dam sites .””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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