Mulder v. City of Los Angeles

From the findings of the trial court the following facts appear: The plaintiff was the owner of lot one in tract No. 2138, at San Pedro, in the City of Los Angeles. Lot one is on the south side of Third Street, in the block next east of Cabrillo Street. The intersection of Second and Cabrillo Streets is northwesterly from plaintiff’s lot, and is on ground higher than plaintiff’s lot, so that the surface flow of water runs southeasterly from said Third Street intersection, down through a ravine in which plaintiff’s land is located. At the time of said injury (on or about March 1, 1926), and…