CJ-2026-00018 - George Allison Meacham, IV v. City of Clinton

What's This Case About?

Let’s talk about wheat—golden, glorious, the kind of crop that feeds nations and fuels country songs. Now let’s also talk about raw sewage. The kind that, if you saw it bubbling up in your backyard, you’d call every government agency you could find while wearing three pairs of gloves and screaming into the void. Now imagine these two things—wheat and sewage—meeting. Not metaphorically. Not in some dystopian farm-to-table restaurant. No. We’re talking literally, as in: a river of human waste flowing directly over a man’s wheat field like Mother Nature’s worst prank. That’s not a horror movie. That’s Tuesday in Custer County, Oklahoma, where farmer George Allison Meacham, IV woke up to a nightmare that smells worse than it sounds—and he’s suing the city and a water company for $75,000 because of it.

Meet George Meacham—IV, because of course he is. He’s not just a man with a name that sounds like a Shakespearean heir; he’s a farmer, a steward of the land, and the proud operator of Meacham Farms and Thousand Hills, LLC. He works the soil in Custer County, where the plains stretch wide and the crops grow tall—or at least they used to. His land, which has likely been in his family for generations (because that’s how these things go), is supposed to be a place of growth, sustenance, and maybe the occasional tumbleweed. Instead, it became the unintended dumping ground for a municipal sewage pipe that decided to throw up all over his wheat. On the other side of this agricultural trainwreck? The City of Clinton—yes, that Clinton, Oklahoma, population somewhere between “not a lot” and “still too many for this nonsense”—and Wright Water Corporation, a private water company that, despite its name, apparently doesn’t believe in clean water. These two entities are allegedly responsible for a sewage line that runs right through Meacham’s property—no permission, no paperwork, no problem? Well, until the problem became a fountain of raw sewage.

Here’s how the disaster unfolded: Sometime around April 2025, Meacham noticed something… off. The ground was wet in places it shouldn’t be. The air smelled like a porta-potty convention. And then—oh joy—raw sewage began overflowing from a pipe that just so happened to be running through his farmland. Not a storm drain. Not a drainage ditch. A sewage pipe, owned and operated by the City of Clinton and Wright Water Corporation, ferrying waste from town to the treatment plant—through his wheat field. Now, you’d think someone would’ve noticed. You’d think there’d be alarms, emergency crews, hazmat suits, at the very least a strongly worded memo. But according to the lawsuit, the defendants were aware of the overflow, were put on notice, and did… nothing. No repairs. No cleanup. No “Hey, maybe we shouldn’t be dumping poop on a farmer’s livelihood.” Just silence. And sewage. For months. From April to fall 2025, the pipe kept spilling, turning Meacham’s land into a biohazard zone.

Then came harvest time. Meacham, probably still hoping for a miracle, gathered his wheat and sent a truckload to the grain elevator—the place where farmers deliver their crops to be stored and sold. And that’s when the bomb dropped. The elevator called back: “Uh, George? Your wheat tested positive for E. coli.” Not a little. Not trace amounts. Enough that the whole load was deemed contaminated. Unsellable. Dangerous. So, what do you do with wheat that’s been swimming in sewage? You don’t eat it. You don’t sell it. You don’t even feed it to the livestock (unless you hate your cows). You destroy it. And that’s exactly what Meacham had to do—watch load after load of his hard-earned crop get condemned and thrown away. To make it worse, the grain elevator is now holding his remaining wheat, claiming they might have suffered damage from the contaminated delivery. So not only did Meacham lose his income, but he’s now potentially on the hook for someone else’s cleanup bill. The ultimate farm-to-fiasco pipeline.

So why are we in court? Because this isn’t just a “whoops, sorry about the poop” situation. Meacham is making three big claims, and they’re all legit (in the legal sense, not the 1990s slang). First: Negligence. The city and water company had a duty to maintain their sewage pipe. They knew—or should’ve known—it was failing. They did nothing. That’s not just lazy; it’s legally actionable. Second: Trespass. And not the “oops, I walked on your lawn” kind. This is structural trespass—they built a sewage pipe on Meacham’s land without an easement. No permission. No payment. No paperwork. Just a pipe full of waste, chilling on private property like it owns the place. That’s not infrastructure; that’s audacity. Third: Tortious Interference with Business Expectancy—a fancy way of saying: “You ruined my ability to run my business.” Meacham expected to grow, harvest, and sell wheat. Instead, he grew E. coli. His business was disrupted, his profits vanished, and his reputation as a clean producer is now, well, soiled. All because two entities decided that “out of sight, out of mind” was a viable sewage management strategy.

And what does Meacham want? $75,000 in damages. Is that a lot? For a sewage spill? In farming terms, maybe not. One decent wheat harvest can bring in way more. But this isn’t just about one season. It’s about lost income, destroyed crops, legal fees, and the cost of trying to restore land that’s been contaminated with human waste. Plus, there’s the principle. You don’t just dump sewage on a farmer’s field and walk away. You don’t operate a public utility like it’s a game of Jenga where the bottom block is “public health.” $75,000 might not rebuild his reputation, but it could help him recover some of what he lost—like, say, the ability to sleep at night without smelling something foul.

Now, let’s be real. The most absurd part of this whole saga isn’t even the sewage. It’s the nerve. The City of Clinton and Wright Water Corporation allegedly knew about the overflow and did nothing. No emergency response. No public notice. No “Hey, maybe we should fix the broken poop pipe.” They let it fester—literally—for months. And meanwhile, a farmer is out there trying to run a legitimate agricultural business, only to find out his life’s work has been turned into a health hazard. It’s like if your landlord flooded your apartment with sewage and then charged you for the water bill. The sheer bureaucratic indifference is staggering. We’re rooting for Meacham not just because he’s the victim here, but because this case is a reminder that when public utilities fail, it’s not just about broken pipes—it’s about broken trust. And you can’t flush that away with a municipal excuse.

So here we are. A farmer, a field, and a flood of sewage. It’s not a murder. It’s not a scandal. But it’s justice—the kind that grows from the dirt, one lawsuit at a time. And if nothing else, let this be a lesson to every city and water company in America: if your pipe runs through someone’s wheat field, for the love of all that is holy, make sure it’s not leaking poop. Because in Oklahoma, at least, someone’s keeping score—and they’ve got a lawyer named Juston R. Givens.

Case Overview

$75 Demand Petition

Jurisdiction

District Court, Oklahoma

Filing Attorney

Juston R. Givens

Perri Dunn PLLC

Relief Sought

$75 Monetary

Plaintiffs

George Allison Meacham, IV individual
Rep: Juston R. Givens, OBA # 19102
Thousand Hills, L.L.C. business
Rep: Juston R. Givens, OBA # 19102
Meacham Farms business
Rep: Juston R. Givens, OBA # 19102

Defendants

City of Clinton government
Wright Water Corporation business

Claims

#	Cause of Action	Description
1	Negligence	Sewage pipe overflow on Meacham's farmland, damaging crops and property
2	Trespass	Construction and operation of sewage pipe without easement on Meacham's property
3	Tortious Interference with Business Expectancy	Disruption of Meacham's business due to sewage pipe overflow and contamination of crops

Petition Text

1,081 words

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CUSTER COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA GEORGE ALLISON MEACHAM, IV, an individual; THOUSAND HILLS, L.L.C., an Oklahoma limited liability company; and MEACHAM FARMS, an Oklahoma partnership; Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF CLINTON; and WRIGHT WATER CORPORATION, an Oklahoma corporation, Defendants. Case No. (CJ-26-18) PETITION COMES NOW Plaintiffs, George Allison Meacham, IV, an individual, Thousand Hills, L.L.C., an Oklahoma limited liability company, and Meacham Farms, an Oklahoma partnership (together, "Plaintiffs" or "Meacham"), and for their causes of action against the Defendants, City of Clinton and Wright Water Corporation, alleges and states as follows: PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. Plaintiff, Meacham Farms, is a partnership and doing business in Custer County, Oklahoma. 2. Plaintiff, George Allison Meacham, IV, is an individual and resident of Custer County, Oklahoma. 3. Plaintiff, Thousand Hills, L.L.C. is an Oklahoma limited liability company with its principal place of business in Custer County, Oklahoma. 4. Defendant, City of Clinton ("Defendant"), is a municipality located in Custer County, Oklahoma. 5. Defendant, Wright Water Corporation, is an Oklahoma corporation doing business in Custer County, Oklahoma. 6. Plaintiff, Meacham Farms, an Oklahoma partnership, is the owner of the certain real property located in Custer County, Oklahoma referred to herein. 7. This Court has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter of this lawsuit and is the correct venue. 8. Plaintiffs further allege that Defendants were served with a Governmental Tort Claims Act notice on July 8, 2025; that this action is brought within the time prescribed under Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes, specifically 51 O.S. § 151 et seq. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 9. Plaintiffs hereby adopt, incorporate and re-allocate paragraph nos. 1 through 8 herein. 10. Beginning on or about the month of April 2025, a sewage pipe owned and operated by Defendants began overflowing and spilling raw sewage onto Meacham’s farmland that had a growing wheat crop on it. 11. The sewage pipe owned and operated by Defendants ran south on Plaintiff’s land, transporting sewage to the City’s sewage treatment plant, that is located south of Plaintiff’s farmland. 12. Upon information and belief, the Defendants do not have a recorded easement for the sewer pipe that runs across Meacham’s land, Meacham has never been compensated or paid any consideration for the Defendant’s sewer pipe running across the farmland. 13. Despite being put on notice over the sewage pipe over flow and issues, Defendants did not report the sewage spill as required and took no action to repair or remedy the issues with the sewer pipe. 14. Between April of 2025 and the fall of 2025, the sewer pipe owned and controlled by the Defendants continued to overflow and spill raw sewage onto the Meacham’s farmland and growing wheat crop. 15. In or about June of 2025, Meacham’s wheat was harvested from the farmland on which the sewage overflow and spillage occurred. 16. During the relevant time periods and in connection with harvesting and delivering wheat to the grain elevator for storage, Meacham was contacted and advised that a truck load of wheat to be delivered and stored at the elevator was contaminated with e coli. 17. As a result, much of Meacham’s wheat was destroyed. 18. As a result of the sewage spillage and claimed e-coli. contamination, Meacham was not allowed to deliver the wheat crop to the elevator and was forced to destroy much of the grain. 19. As a result of the sewage overflow and spill, the grain elevator is claiming damages to its storage facility, is holding Meacham’s wheat, and Meacham has incurred and is continuing to incur money damages. COUNT I NEGLIGENCE 20. Plaintiffs hereby adopt, incorporate and re-allege paragraph nos. 1 through 19 herein. 21. Defendants had a duty of reasonable care to inspect and maintain the sewage line that went through Plaintiffs’ property and prevent raw sewage from spilling onto Plaintiffs’ property. 22. Upon information and belief, Defendants had actual knowledge and/or should have reasonably known that sewage was overflowing onto Plaintiffs’ property. 23. Defendants’ breached their duty to Plaintiffs by failing to maintain, fix, and clean up the sewage pipe that was overflowing onto Plaintiffs’ property. 24. Defendants’ failure to maintain and fix the sewage pipe were the proximate cause that lead to damages to Plaintiffs’ real property and the contamination of Plaintiffs’ wheat crop. 25. Plaintiffs have been damaged in an amount in excess of $75,000.00 as a result of Defendants’ negligence. COUNT II TRESPASS 26. Plaintiffs hereby adopt, incorporate and re-allege paragraph nos. 1 through 25 herein. 27. Plaintiffs’ are the owners of certain real property located in Custer County, Oklahoma, where the sewage pipe operated by Defendants was constructed. 28. Prior to installing the sewage pipe on Plaintiffs’ property, Defendants never obtained an easement from Plaintiffs for the sewage pipe. 29. Defendants continued use of the sewage pipe on Plaintiffs’ property without an easement from Plaintiffs results in trespass. 30. As a result of Defendants’ trespass by the construction of and continuous operation of the sewage pipe by Defendants on Plaintiffs’ property without an easement has damaged Plaintiffs in excess of $75,000.00. COUNT III TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS EXPECTANCY 31. Plaintiffs hereby adopt, incorporate and re-allege paragraph nos. 1 through 30 herein. 32. Plaintiffs are in the business of growing, harvesting and selling crops grown on the property at issue in this case. 33. Defendants knew or should have known that Plaintiffs have a business expectation in connection with the crops grown on the farm/property owned by Plaintiff. 34. Defendants failed to fix the sewage pipe from continuing to overflow on Plaintiffs’ property and causing continuous damage to Plaintiffs’ wheat. 35. As a result of Defendants’ actions, the sewage pipe overflow onto Plaintiffs’ property resulting in Plaintiffs’ wheat crop being contained and unsellable. 36. Defendants’ actions, or lack thereof, have completely disrupted Plaintiffs’ business and business expectancy as Plaintiffs cannot sell and have had to destroy all their crops which were contaminated. 37. As a result of Defendants’ inference with Plaintiffs’ business expectancy, Plaintiffs have lost profits and reasonable probability of future economic benefit in an amount exceeding $75,000.00. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs, George Allison Meacham, IV, Thousand Hills, L.L.C., and Meacham Farms respectfully request this Court find in their favor and enter Judgment against the Defendants, City of Clinton and Wright Water Corporation, for actual damages in excess of $75,000.00, any and all applicable pre- and post-judgment interest, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in this matter, and any and all other relief to which Plaintiffs are entitled and which this Court finds just and proper. Respectfully submitted, Juston R. Givens, OBA # 19102 Zachary A. Carson, OBA #34312 PERRI DUNN PLLC 100 N. Broadway, Suite 3280 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Telephone: (405) 724-8543 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs