Case Name: Nutt v. Mills County
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1883-09-20
Citations: 61 Iowa 754
Docket Number: 
Parties: Nutt v. Mills County.
Judges: 
Reporter: Iowa Reports
Volume: 61
Pages: 754–754

Head Matter:
Nutt v. Mills County.
Public ditch: negligence: county not liable.
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court.
Thursday, September 20.
The plaintiff avers that the defendant constructed a ditch and embankment along his land; that the defendant was guilty of negligance in the construction, and by reason thereof the plaintiff’s land has been overflowed, and he has sustained injury. The defendant demurred to the petition, and the demurrer was sustained. The plaintiff electing to stand upon his petition, judgment was rendered against him for costs. He appeals. ■
P. P. Kelley and J. PL. Keatley, for appellant.
Hale & Stone and Watkins é Williams, for appellee.

Opinion:
Adams, J.
— The defendant is what is called & quasi corporation. Such corporations are not ordinarily liable for negligence. Kincaid v. Hardin County, 53 Iowa, 430. The precise question before us was determined in Greene v. Harrison County, ante, 311. The case of Wilson v. Jefferson County, 13 Iowa, 181, and other cases respecting county bridges, it was held did not apply. *In our opinion the petition did not show a cause of action, and the demurrer was properly sustained,
Affirmed.