Newman v. City of Alhambra
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the- court. Alfred Barstow, and Barstow, Beach & Rohe, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Plaintiffs recovered a judgment in the sum of $1,250 against the City of Alhambra because of damage by flood to their property due, as alleged, to the negligence of the municipal corporation in diverting the flow of certain surface water. While stipulating that the amount of the judgment is not an unjust compensation for the injury to their property suffered by plaintiffs, defendant, denying any liability on its part to compensate the Newmans for such damage, appeals from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
It is argued that the evidence did not justify the…
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