[Download] "Richard Kaupp and Barbara Kaupp v. City" by Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 16068 * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Richard Kaupp and Barbara Kaupp v. City
- Author : Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 16068
- Release Date : January 03, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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Richard and Barbara Kaupp brought suit against the City of Hailey, seeking damages and injunctive relief on allegations of trespass and inverse condemnation, when they learned that sewer and water pipe lines ran beneath their property. In response, the City claimed it had acquired a prescriptive easement for the lines. Both the Kaupps and the City moved for summary judgment under their respective theories of the case. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the City. On appeal, the Kaupps contend that the district court erred in finding that the presence of a manhole adjacent to the Kaupps' property provided sufficient notice of the City's adverse use of the underground lines. We vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings. While performing leveling work on his property in the summer of 1984, Richard Kaupp was informed by a City official that sewer and water lines running beneath his property would be damaged unless the grading work was stopped. The Kaupps were unaware that the lines had been placed upon the property. According to an affidavit filed by the City, the water and sewer lines were buried in the summer or early fall of 1978. The lines were constructed by the previous owners of the property, Brooks Tessier and Don Valentine. The property was conveyed to the Kaupps in February 1983. The affidavit of Richard Kaupp indicated that prior to the purchase of the property, the Kaupps obtained a title report. This report did not disclose the existence of any recorded easement or restriction concerning the service lines and the City has not disputed this fact. Kaupp further stated that there are no markers or other monuments which indicate the existence of the lines beneath the surface of the property.