Grigger v. City of North Royalton

Plaintiff lives on the north side of Albion Road in North Royalton, an east-west street, and seeks, to enjoin the city from collecting and discharging surface drainage across his property. He alleges damages due to the depreciated value of his property, destroyed personal property, and attorney fees.

Testimony was presented by plaintiff, and by the mayor and the city engineer of North Royalton. The physical facts are not in dispute. There is no storm sewer sys-tern in the vicinity of Albion Road. There are drainage-ditches on both sides of the road, which drain into three *104other ditches in the…