City of Irvine v. Gallagher

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Stanley—

Affirming.

Until a few years ago there was a small branch or natural drain running in a southerly direction through the city of Irvine north of Broadway. From time to time the property owners through whose lots this drain passed put in an 18-inch tile and covered it, building houses on the lots. As the streets were constructed, the city of Irvine placed similar tiling in the channel under the streets and alleys, and installed appropriate manholes and inlets. This is called in the record the “private sewer.” A large culvert was built by the city…