[DOWNLOAD] "Mark B. Clark v. Daniel B. Meehl" by Supreme Court Of Idaho * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Mark B. Clark v. Daniel B. Meehl
- Author : Supreme Court Of Idaho
- Release Date : January 28, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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This is the second appeal arising from a dispute over the appropriation of water from Sinker Creek, a tributary of the Snake River located in Owyhee County. Jay and Gertrude Hulet (Hulet) appeal from a judgment of the district court awarding damages to downstream appropriators, the R.T. Nahas Co. and Robert and Eva Nahas (Nahas). We are presented with several questions: (1) whether a statutory permit entitled the defendant to impound the flow of Sinker Creek regardless of prior downstream use by another irrigator; (2) whether the trial court erred in concluding that the defendants actions were the cause of the plaintiffs damages; (3) whether the trial court abused its discretion by accepting a late-filed affidavit of an expert witness; (4) whether the plaintiffs mitigation efforts were reasonable; (5) whether the trial court properly awarded punitive damages; and (6) whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding costs and attorney fees to the plaintiff as the prevailing party. For reasons explained below, we affirm the judgment in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.