Legal Opinion
City of Richmond v. Test
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 1897No. 2,271PublishedCited by 14 opinions
From the Wayne Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Robinson, C. J. —
Appellees brought this action to recover damages for the alleged pollution of a natural water course by the discharge of sewage into said stream by the appellant.
The controlling question in this case is, has a municipal corporation the right to construct sewers, and through them discharge sewage into a natural water course, and thus pollute the water so as to render it unfit for use by those who have a right to use it, and had such right prior to the time of such pollution?
The special verdict shows that in 1865 the appellees became the owners of a certain woolen factory,…
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