Schifferdecker v. Willis’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
June 1992
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Happy v. Kenton · Borgmann v. Florissant Development Company · Camden Special Road District of Ray County v. Taylor · Senkevech v. Vaughn · Prichard v. Hink
Most-quoted passages
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“Missouri accepts the so-called modified “common enemy doctrine” as respects surface waters. Under this rule, every man is entitled to dam against surface water to ward it off his land even if, in so doing, he casts the water back upon his neighbor. The defending land owner may not, however, unnecessarily collect the water and discharge it at one place creating damage to the neighbor in the process.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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