McCarthy v. District of Columbia

CAYTON, Acting Judge.

Appellant’s property was flooded by rainwater. She sued the District of Columbia charging that it was negligent in failing to keep a watercourse and drain opening next to her property free from leaves, twigs and other debris, and that there was a clogging which caused the water to back up and flow into the basement of her property. Her evidence was that the condition had continued for several years and that although the District knew about it, nothing was done to correct it until after the damage to plaintiff’s property. Appellant assigns several errors but we need…