Scott v. City of Sioux City

Plaintiff owns a property located at the northeast intersection of Fifth and Jackson Streets in Sioux City, Iowa, on which is located a building divided into four business or store rooms, all of which face on Fifth 'Street. Fifth Street runs east and west, Jackson Street runs north and south. The City owns and operates a municipal waterworks with city-wide water distribution. It has a main on Fifth Street and also one on Jackson Street.

It is conceded that the defendant has sole and exclusive control over all the water mains; that all connections with the mains by water consumers are installed…