Darling v. City of Bangor
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. Trespass on the case declaring on a common law liability for the ffowage of the cel lar of the plaintiff’s store on the easterly side of Exchange street, in May and June, 1874, and setting out, among other things, that he had and maintained a private drain from the cellar through and across Exchange street and into Ken-duskeag stream which well a nd effectually drained the premises; that the defendants built Exchange street sewer and cut off and blocked the…
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On report. Trespass on the case declaring on a common law liability for the ffowage of the cel lar of the plaintiff’s store on the easterly side of Exchange street, in May and June, 1874, and setting out, among other things, that he had and maintained a private drain from the cellar through and across Exchange street and into Ken-duskeag stream which well a nd effectually drained the premises; that the defendants built Exchange street sewer and cut off and blocked the plaintiff’s drain, so that he was obliged to connect with the defendants’ sewer; that the defendants turned into and connected…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
The legal liabilities of cities and towns growing out of facts similar to those involved in this case, have of late years been much discussed, and the principles of law applicable thereto have become well settled, though their application may at times be a matter of some difficulty. Municipal corporations are endowed with certain judicial or quasi judicial powers, to be exercised, not *110for their own private convenience or profit, but as a part of their public duty, for the furtherance of those things necessary or convenient to the community at large. The performance of these duties, involving…
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