Werth v. City of Springfield

The petition in this case contains three counts. The first charges that the defendant raised the grade of Walnut street in front of plaintiff’s lot, two feet above-the level of said lot, in a negligent and unskillful manner, and thereby rendered access to and from said lot and street difficult and dangerous, to plaintiff’s damage, etc. The second count charges that in changing the grade of said street in front of plaintiff’s lot, a fill was made of materials adapted to receive and X’etain large quantities of water*, which was left unprovided with di’ainage and exposed to rains and melting…