Opinion ID: 2135973
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Under State Constitution

Text: The language of the Nebraska constitutional provision is obviously broader than the federal constitutional provision, for it compensates damage to property as well as the taking of it. Accordingly, recovery has been allowed for damages occasioned by temporary takings. E.g., Slusarski v. County of Platte, 226 Neb. 889, 416 N.W.2d 213 (1987) (allegations that counties caused property damage by flooding stated inverse condemnation action); Wood v. Farwell Irr. Dist., 217 Neb. 511, 349 N.W.2d 633 (1984) (reversed summary judgment in favor of irrigation district causing damage by seepage of water); Armbruster v. Stanton-Pilger Drainage Dist., 165 Neb. 459, 86 N.W.2d 56 (1957) (statutory notice not required to maintain action for damages caused by flooding). We therefore conclude that there has been a taking under the Nebraska Constitution separate and apart from the taking arising under the federal Constitution.