Tombari v. City of Spokane

This action was brought to recover for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of the depositing of sewage and water into plaintiff’s basement from a public sewer. The cause was tried to the court, which found that, pursuant to ordinance and regulations of defendant, plaintiff connected his property to appellant’s sewer; that the sewer installation required and approved by defendant was improper; that the sewer was of insufficient capacity to carry off the sewage and water conducted into it; and that, as the proximate result of defendant’s negligence, plaintiff sustained damage in…