Moore v. St Clair County

A jury found defendant St. Clair County liable to plaintiffs for $20,500 in damages. The jury also found third-party defendant DiLegge Construction Company liable to St. Clair County for $1,500 in damages. St. Clair County appeals as of right.

St. Clair County (defendant) contracted with third-party defendants for a sewer project which was to pass under plaintiffs’ land. Initially, however, plaintiffs refused to sign a right-of-way agreement provided by defendant because of difficulties experienced several years before in restoring their land after defendant had installed a water line.…