Stovern v. Town of Calmar

The defendant is’ an incorporated town, having a population of a-little in excess of 1,000 people.' About 18 years ago, it installed a sewerage system, consisting of mains and laterals.- In connection with this system, . 4 . a 10-mch tile dram was installed, léadmg from the town to and upon land owned by one Busch, where it emptied into a cement tank; but there was no septic tank or filter beds installed as a part of said system, the city having employed a man who, twice a year, placed chemicals in the tank, for purposes of purification. At a later date, more than five years prior to the…