Legal Opinion
Smith v. Village of Victor
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The complaint alleges that plaintiff is the owner of ' a building situated on lands in the village of Victor adjacent to a stream which is carried through a culvert under the highway in said village; that in November, 1927, the culvert became obstructed by a wagon wheel or other debris lodging against a projection extending from the top of the culvert into the stream; that in July, 1928, rains fell upon the watershed and, as a result of the obstruction caused by the accumulation of debris in the culvert, plaintiff’s premises were flooded and the foundation walls of his building damaged. It is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Reining v. . City of Buffalo, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Herman v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Roberts v. City of Glens FallsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
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