Chamberlin v. Ciaffoni

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,

Plaintiffs’ bill of complaint alleged that they and defendant are the respective owners of properties in Pittsburgh separated by a 10-foot wide alley known as Ingomar Way; that defendant regraded the surface of his land, thereby causing a diversion of the natural course of the surface waters and their discharge from his property onto the alley and into the basement of the building on plaintiffs’ lot; that plaintiffs suffered expense and loss of profits in the operation of their business there conducted; that defendant also deposited large amounts of…