City of Mobile v. Taylor

The City of Mobile appeals from a judgment entered on jury verdicts in favor of Barbara Taylor and Dorothy Walker (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the plaintiffs") and against the City for its alleged negligence in maintaining the City's stormwater drainage system. The only issues in this appeal relate to the awards of damages for mental anguish; liability and the amount of the property-damage awards are not challenged.

The plaintiffs sued the City, alleging that their houses had been subjected to repeated flooding because of the City's stormwater drainage system. The complaint…