Belue v. City of Spartanburg

Littlejohn, Justice.

In this action Carl Belue, plaintiff (landowner), alleges that he is entitled to money damages against the defendants, City of Spartanburg- and its Water Works Department, because the City’s water main burst, flooding his property and damaging it. He seeks recovery on three theories:(1) Damage to his property was a taking within Article I, § 17 of the South Carolina Constitution;

*383(2) The bursting water main and subsequent damage to his property constituted a nuisance, and/or(3) The bursting water main and subsequent damage was caused by City’s negligence in maintaining the…