Murphy v. City of Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
From Marion Circuit Court; H. C. Allen, Judge. Action by John W. Murphy and others against the city of Indianapolis for damages to property from-water and sewage. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGillett, J.
The appellants, who were engaged in the business of selling dry-goods at wholesale, brought this action to recover damages sustained to that portion of their stock of dry-goods that was stored in the basement of their place of business, in the city of Indianapolis, by reason of water and sewage being set back and running into said basement from a public sewer laid in the street on which their said place of business abuts, during a heavy, but not unusual, rain. It is charged that the injury complained of was occasioned by the negligence of said city, after notice, in permitting said sewer to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Weis v. City of MadisonIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- City of North Vernon v. VoeglerIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- City of Fort Wayne v. CoombsIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Cummins v. City of SeymourIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- Gregory v. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
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