Forbes v. City of Jamestown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
This action is for damages caused by the alleged pollution of the Cassadaga creek by sewage from the city of Jamestown.
Plaintiffs Grant A. Forbes and Merle R. Forbes own separate but adjoining farms near the city of Jamestown, and they and the plaintiff Ray Forbes conduct a dairy business on said farms and operate a milk route in the city.
Cassadaga creek is a sluggish, crooked stream flowing past the farms owned by two of the plaintiffs. Defendant’s sewer discharges into the stream a few rods above these farms, and plaintiffs’ cattle had access to this stream.
In July, 1923, an…
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