City of Sterling v. Grove

Mr. Presiding Justice Lacey

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was an action on the case by appellee against appellant seeking to recover damages to his cellar and property caused by overflow of water by reason of negligence in the appellant in not building a proper retaining wall. The charge is that in preparing Third street for grading and paving, the city caused to be erected and built a certain wall along the north side of said street, and in front of and near to the lots and buildings so occupied by appellee, and in grading said street and building said retaining wall, did the work…