City of Richmond v. Hood Rubber Products Co.

The Hood Rubber Products Company, Incorporated, instituted an action against the city of Richmond for damages alleged to have been occasioned by the breaking of one of the city’s water meters, through which leaked large quantities of water that ran into the basement of the property occupied by it, and materially damaged quantities of leather, rubber goods, thread, etc. The trial in the lower court resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the Hood Rubber Products Company, Incorporated, which will be referred to as the company.

The facts in the case are practically uncontradicted. For many…