Mohesky v. City of Washington

JAMES H. KEET, Jr., Special Judge.

Plaintiffs’ petition prays $5,000.00 damages against the City of Washington and its city engineer because of their raising the grade of east-west Sixth Street, which in turn allegedly caused increased water flowage on their land and flooding of their basement in rainy periods and rendered part of the land inaccessible from the street, all resulting in a decrease in the property’s value. Defendants’ answer denies that any damage was caused and alleges, among other defenses not pertinent on this appeal, that the grade was raised in accordance with an ordinance…