City of Bowling Green v. Stevens

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Granting the appeals and reversing.

H. C. Stevens owns property located partly in the city of Bowling Green and partly outside. Mattie Covington owns property located outside the city of Bowling Green, on what is known as Lower Church street, between the city and Barren river. Along and through their property runs a ditch which connects with a drain used by the city to carry the surface water to Barren river. The owners brought suits against the city to recover damages growing out of the overflow of their property, and the accumulation of decomposed matter. The…