Robinson v. City of Danville
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Danville rendered October 7, 1901, in an action of trespass on the case wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant. .
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
delivered the opinion of the court.. The plaintiff in error instituted his action of trespass on the case against the city of Danville to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been done his property by the defendant’s failure to keep open and free from obstruction a culvert through which water falling upon and passing’ by the plaintiff’s property was discharged into Dan river. Upon the trial of the cause the defendant demurred to the evidence, and the court rendered judgment in its favor. To that judgment this writ of error was awarded.
Prior to the building of the said culvert there…
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