Owen v. City of Springfield

HIGGINS, Judge.

John Comer Owen and Bessie Owen had a verdict for $40,875 damages against the City of Springfield on a claim that the City’s sewage lift station constructed and operated near their home constituted a permanent nuisance. Mr. and Mrs. Owen were denied a verdict on their claim for damages for temporary nuisance against the City and Frank Coluccio Construction Company. Judgment was rendered accordingly. Defendant City appealed from that part of the judgment which awarded plaintiffs $40,875 in damages; plaintiffs appealed that part of the judgment which denied their claim for…