Chandler v. City of Olney

Mr. Judge GERMAN

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

The City of Olney, defendant in error here, owns a sewage disposal plant Situated a short distance from the city limits. According to the finding of the jury in this case, the city allowed a discharge of sewage from this plant into Salt Creek. Plaintiffs in error, A. J. Chandler and wife, owned a farm about 41/2 miles from the City of Olney. The creek runs within a short distance of their residence. The jury further found that the discharge from the sewage disposal plant resulted in a pollution of the waters of Salt…