Harris v. City of Adel

A. L. Harris sued the City of Adel for damages because of the diminution in the value of his home, alleged to have resulted from the erection and maintenance by the city of a nuisance in a malfunctioning sewage “lift station” across the street from the plaintiff’s home, such nuisance causing the creation of noxious odors which were wafted by the winds from said “lift station” over and through the plaintiff’s home, rendering the same less desirable as a place of habitation than formerly. During the progress of the trial the plaintiff sought to amend his petition by the addition of a second…