Skaggs Drug Centers, Inc. v. City of Idaho Falls

McQUADE, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff-respondent Skaggs Drug Centers, a Utah 'corporation qualified to do business under the laws of Idaho, operates a business in Idaho Falls. In January 1963 the basement of the building occupied by respondent was flooded due to a broken water pipe, causing damage to merchandise and other items stored therein. Defendant-appellant City of Idaho Falls, a municipal corporation, installs and maintains a water system. It is responsible for the main water pipes which run in the center of the streets and for the service lines which extend from the main, lines to the curb…