Portman v. Clementina Co.

AGEE, J. pro tem. *

This is an action for damages resulting from the creation of a nuisance. The complaint alleges that the defendants, without procuring permission from the city and county of San Francisco, as required by city ordinances, dumped rock and dirt on Shatter Avenue, San Francisco, an unaccepted public street; that this interfered with "the drainage customarily afforded by said street, with the result that plaintiff’s premises were flooded and plaintiff was thereby damaged.

The parties are described as follows: Plaintiff manufactures sweeping compounds, waxes and other floor…