McCloud v. City of Irondale

The plaintiffs, John and Donna McCloud, appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the City of Irondale, Alabama.1

The McClouds sued Irondale for damages, alleging (1) that Irondale had trespassed on their property, (2) that Irondale had intentionally caused groundwater and sewage to drain onto their property and had failed to correct the problem, and (3) that they were third-party beneficiaries of a "contract" between Irondale and the Jefferson County Community Block Grant Program and that Irondale had breached that contract. The trial court consolidated the McClouds' action…