City of Laurel v. Ingram

Appellee sued appellant for damages alleged to have been done his land by appellant having used it as a dumping ground for its city garbage, and recovered a judgment in the sum of eight hundred fifty dollars, from which judgment appellant prosecutes this appeal.

Appellant contends that the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict in its favor. We think the material facts in the case are undisputed.

Appellant employed a city scavenger to remove and dispose of the garbage and other refuse matter, including dead animals, from the residence and business property of the city, as well as the city…