Tedd Bish Farm v. Southwest Fencing Servs.
Annotate this CaseWhile replacing the fence along the property of Tedd Bish Farm and its owner (collectively, Bish) Southwest Fencing Services, LLC damaged a section a pipe that fed the farm's irrigation system . Bish sought damages for repair of the pipe and lost profits from loss of use of the pipe for the 2012 crop year. The county court granted Southwest Fencing’s motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of whether Bish had made reasonable efforts to mitigate its damages. The district court affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that, where reasonable minds could not differ concerning Bish’s efforts to mitigate, the district court did not err in affirming the county court’s order granting partial summary judgment for Southwest Fencing with respect to the issue of mitigation.
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