WATER WORKS AND SEWER BD. OF TOWN OF ARDMORE v. Wales

The plaintiffs, Doyle and Barbara Wales, sued the Water Works and Sewer Board of the Town of Ardmore ("the Board") for negligently maintaining a sewer, after raw sewage filled their home. The Board appeals following a judgment for the Waleses. We affirm.

In April 1984, while cutting grass with a tractor on the street right-of-way, an employee of the Town of Ardmore Street Department struck the top portion of a manhole. The manhole is located across the street from the plaintiffs' home. The impact damaged the manhole, causing its cast iron ring to break. The impact also knocked the manhole…