Legal Opinion
Yearsley v. City of Pocatello
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1949No. 7521PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIVENS, Justice.
Respondents obtained a judgment for $4,000 against appellant for damages to their house, alleged to have been caused by water negligently escaping from a leak in appellant’s municipally-owned water plant, undermining and causing the foundation and basement walls of the house to crack, sag and sink, and the. basement floor to crack.
Respondents charged appellant with failure and neglect in repairing and maintaining its water system. Appellant denied such or any negligence or that any leaks occurred in its system and affirmatively claimed any damaging leaks were in pipes…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McCarthy v. . the City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Philadelphia Ritz Carlton Co. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Miller v. Village of MullanIdaho Supreme Court · 1909
- City of Richmond v. Hood Rubber Products Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- Miller Grocery Co. v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- CC Anderson Stores Co. v. Boise Water CorporationIdaho Supreme Court · 1962
- Grace & Co. (Pacific Coast), a Corporation v. City of Los Angeles, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Roberts Realty Corp. v. City of Great FallsMontana Supreme Court · 1972
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