Legal Opinion
Collins v. CITY OF GREENVILLE, SC
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 5, 1958No. 17471PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moss, Justice.
The respondent, R. C. Collins, owns two buildings in the City of Greenville. The appellant, City of Greenville, owns and operates a sewer system in said City of Greenville.
The complaint alleges that on February 13, 1957, the sewer line of the appellant, in Augusta Street, was stopped up by an accumulation of rags and waste material and that the appellant, in its attempt to remove the rags and waste material causing said obstruction, negligently and carelessly caused the sewage to back up and overflow the commodes in the two buildings owned by the respondent. It is further…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Columbia Basin Orchard v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
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3Cited by13 opinions
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