Hall v. Rising
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appear from the Circuit Court of Jefferson. Heard before the Hon. A. A. Coleman. This action was brought by the appellant, A. J. Hall, against the appellees, Peter Bising and Chichester, Yan-cey & Orr. Chichester, Yancey & Orr were real estate iirm, and were the rental agents for Peter Bising, and directed the filling up of the lot owned by said Peter Bising. The purpose of the: suit and the facts of the case are sufficiently stated in.the opinion.
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Appear from the Circuit Court of Jefferson. Heard before the Hon. A. A. Coleman. This action was brought by the appellant, A. J. Hall, against the appellees, Peter Bising and Chichester, Yan-cey & Orr. Chichester, Yancey & Orr were real estate iirm, and were the rental agents for Peter Bising, and directed the filling up of the lot owned by said Peter Bising. The purpose of the: suit and the facts of the case are sufficiently stated in.the opinion. The cause was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury; and upon the introduction of all the evidence, the court rendered a judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
-This action is to recover for damage by water to property which in the first and second counts of the complaint is attributed to negligence of defendants in stopping a drain pipe, and in the third count to negligence or wrong on tlieir part in filling a city lot owned' by the defendant Rising. The trial was without a jury, and apparently without dispute as to facts.
Plaintiff occupied the- basement of the Eagle Hotel which stands at the west end of the south half of block 81 in Birmingham and corners on 2d avenue and 24th street. Adjoining the east side of the hotel was low land fronting on…
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