Sandra Chavers v. City of Mobile

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for the City on Chavers's inverse-condemnation claim and on claims for damage from cracks and uneven settling in her house. It reversed summary judgment on the negligent-maintenance, nuisance, and trespass claims insofar as they sought damages for sinkholes, holding that substantial evidence supported a finding that the deteriorated drainage ditch proximately caused those sinkholes. The court also held that claims accruing before the applicable six-month period were barred, while later recurring damage could proceed.