Institute for Justice: Supreme Court Says Texas Rancher Can Sue Over Flooding
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release April 16, 2024:
This morning, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that a Texas rancher and his neighbors may continue to seek compensation from the state of Texas after a highway project flooded out their property. Richie DeVillier, a third-generation rancher whose land was turned into a lake after Texas officials built a dam along the median of the highway just south of it, is represented by the Institu . . .
This morning, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that a Texas rancher and his neighbors may continue to seek compensation from the state of Texas after a highway project flooded out their property. Richie DeVillier, a third-generation rancher whose land was turned into a lake after Texas officials built a dam along the median of the highway just south of it, is represented by the Institu . . .