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àFor€the€Defendants/Appelleesóó:òòÐ ´ ÐÌóóW.€Gary€Blackburn€€€€€à  àà h àà À àKathy€œA.€Leslie›€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ŒÜ ÐJay€C.€Ballard€€€€€à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àNashville,€TennesseeÐ xÈ ÐNashville,€TennesseeÌÌÌÌò òÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àó óHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.Ð °($' ÐÌÌÌCONCURS:ÌòòÌóóALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€J.Ð 8.ˆ)- ÐÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€J.ÌÔ#†Xì¸XX XÍn‰#ÔÐ  è18-1 ÐØØÑ7€ì¸XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÌÓÓà@55'ìàò òOPINIONó óˆÐ  ð Ðà  àThis€is€a€nuisance€action€by€one€neighbor€against€another.€€The€plaintiff€alleged€in€her€lawsuitÏthat€the€defendant€took€action€to€cause€flooding€on€the€plaintiffððs€property.€€The€trial€court€found€thatÏthe€defendant€had€taken€actions€that€resulted€in€flooding€and€enjoined€further€such€actions,€but€foundÏthe€evidence€insufficient€to€award€the€plaintiff€monetary€damages€for€alleged€damage€to€her€home.€ÏThe€plaintiff€appeals,€and€we€affirm.Ìà  àThe€Plaintiff€Rita€Jean€Fisher€(Fisher)€and€the€Defendants€Lena€Green€and€Gloria€SmithÏ(Defendants)€are€next„door€neighbors€in€Hermitage,€Tennessee,€a€bedroom€community€outside€ofÏNashville.€€The€lots€in€their€subdivision€are€large€and€wooded.€€Drainage€channels€are€located€nearÏthe€property€lines€between€the€homes€and€are€designed€to€remove€storm€water€run„off€from€the€lots.€Ïà  à€€In€œOctober›€1992,€Fisher€noticed€flooding€on€her€property.€€The€flood€waters€flowed€fromÏa€channel€which€ran€past€Fisherððs€property€and€Defendantsðð€adjacent€property.€€The€DefendantsððÏproperty€is€downstream€from€Fisherððs€property.€Ìà  àThe€Defendants€œinstalled›€a€wooden€walkway€over€the€drainage€channel€located€on€their€lot.€ÏThey€indicated€that€this€was€done€to€provide€convenient€access€to€get€their€riding€lawnmower€to€theÏrear€of€their€property.€€Fisher€claimed€that€the€Defendants€intentionally€placed€debris€near€the€bridgeÏin€order€to€dam€up€the€channel€and€ð ðflood€her€out.ðð€€This€collection€of€debris€allegedly€caused€theÏwater€to€accumulate€on€Fisherððs€property€and€resulted€in€flooding.€€€€Ìà  àThe€record€in€this€case€includes€evidence€of€numerous€incidents€that€reflect€animosityÏbetween€the€parties.€€The€disputes€between€œthem›€at€times€involved€the€police€and€the€fire€œmarshal.€ÏUltimately,€the€plaintiff€filed€this€lawsuit,€seeking€injunctive€relief€and€monetary€damages.ò òñ!ñòòóóñ!ñó ó›Ð  +p&) Ðà  àA€lengthy€bench€trial€ensued,€with€considerable€testimony€œand€forty„five€exhibits.›€€FisherÏalleged€that€the€flooding€caused€by€the€Defendantsðð€actions€resulted€in€damages€to€her€home,Ïincluding€damage€to€her€plumbing€system,€cracks€in€the€foundation€of€the€house,€damage€to€herÏcondensing€unit,€settling€of€a€patio,€and€cracks€in€the€dry€wall€in€the€interior€of€the€house.€€BothÏparties€presented€expert€testimony€on€the€flooding€and€the€damage€to€the€house.Ìà  àFisher€presented€the€testimony€of€two€experts,€Robert€Whittaker€and€Ronald€Scott€Foster.€ÏWhittaker€testified€that€the€flooding€had€damaged€Fisherððs€home€and€property.€€Whittaker€stated€thatÏthe€flooding€was€due€to€changed€conditions€on€the€property,€and€that€the€bridge€installed€by€theÏDefendants€was€one€of€those€œchanged›€ñ!ñœñ!ñœconditions.›€€Whittaker€testified€about€the€decrease€in€the€valueÐ