Schroeder v. Ely City Municipal Water Department

*75OPINION

Appellants Quentin R. and Frances M. Schroeder (Schroeder) and Jim and Margaret Nelson (Nelson) owned business buildings adjacent to one another in Ely, Nevada. Because of a leak in the water service line leading up to these buildings, both Schroeder’s and Nelson’s buildings sustained property damage. The section of the line which leaked was under the control of the respondents City of Ely (Ely) and the Ely Municipal Water Department (Water Department). Both Schroeder and Nelson received water from the Water Department for which they paid a fee. For many years before, Ely and its Water…