Michigan court upholds $85,000 and $91,250 awards in neighbours' water feud

Two neighbours in Michigan, United States, spent years fighting over water flowing between their properties, with each accusing the other of causing flooding and damage. Their dispute eventually reached court, where a jury awarded $85,000 to William Michael Coan and Cindy Plant and $91,250 to their neighbour, Robert Ercolani. Both sides challenged parts of the earlier court decisions, but on Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the rulings, including the compensation awards and a plan to improve drainage between their properties.The disagreement unfolded along North Latson Road in Livingston County. Coan owned a property at number 800 and shared ownership of another property at number 790 with his girlfriend, Plant. Ercolani owned number 796, located between the two. The flooding mainly affected the properties at numbers 800 and 796.According to the judgment, the properties had largely been free from flooding before Coan and Plant acquired their land.