City of Birmingham v. Norwood

Action by J. M. Norwood (appellee) against the city of Birmingham (appellant) for damages caused by stoppage or obstruction of sanitary sewer of city of Birmingham, whereby the basement in plaintiff’s home was flooded with water, etc..The plaintiff’s home was situated in that part of Birmingham known as West End, and which was formerly the town West End. The undisputed evidence showed that the particular sewer which became obstructed was “built by the Elyton Land Company before West End came into Birmingham, so that part of the sewerage system was inherited by the City (of Birmingham) when…