MacEdonia Baptist Church v. City of Columbia

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice Bonham.

Counsel for the appellant and respondent differ sharply in the “statements” set out in their respective briefs of the fundamental facts of this case. We will predicate our preliminary statement upon the facts set out in the Transcript of Record. Under the ruling governing the preparation of the Transcript, counsel must be held to have agreed upon that “statement.”

This is an action to recover damages alleged to have been caused by surface waters drained from the streets of the City of Columbia, and cast upon certain real estate…