Klughaupt v. Acquackanonk Water Co.

This is a motion to strike out a complaint upon the ground that it discloses nc cause of action. The complaint alleges *1189that the plaintiff was the owner of a dwelling-house in the city of Passaic; that the defendant water company maintained a series of water pipes beneath the street in front of the plaintiff’s house; that “it was the duty of the company to maintain such pipes in good condition and not to permit them to deteriorate or become defective so that they would not be able to stand any pressure of water which the said defendant might cause to be forced through them;” that the water…