Morton v. Dormont Borough

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

The borough constructed two sewers, one in Arkansas Avenue and the other in Eastmont Avenue, to receive and carry away surface water, the first draining an area of about 100 acres and the second a somewhat larger area. The sewers are constructed of concrete or cement pipes, one being 4 feet in diameter and the other 2% feet; they end at the borough line and discharge into plaintiffs’ farm which abuts on the boundaries of the borough. This farm lies lower than the borough and prior to the action of the borough, had two small grass-grown ditches, 6 to 8 inches deep,…