Legal Opinion
Becker v. Kreilein
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 2002No. 19S01-0202-CV-133PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Plumber Steven Krueger installed a new sewer line for homeowners Keith and Cindy Kreilein. He disconnected their old line from the main sewer line but left it uncapped, not realizing that it also served as the conduit for the next-door neighbors' sewage. The neighbors' sewage seeped up in the Kreilein's back yard and from there flowed downhill into Jack and Catherine *317Beckers' basement. We hold that the Beckers have a cause of action against Krueger, but not against the Kreileins.
Facts and Procedural History
The Kreileins lived in Jasper, next door to the Trujillos. The…
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