Scantlin v. City of Pevely

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

Respondents, Charles R. and Deborah Sue Scantlin, brought this action in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County against the appellant, the City of Pevely, Missouri, alleging that the appellant’s sewer system constituted a nuisance and requesting damages to compensate them for the overflow of sewage into the ground floor of their home on June 24, 1985. The jury found in favor of respondents and awarded them $12,000 in damages.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in not directing a verdict in its favor or in the alternative in not entering a judgment notwithstanding the…