City of Greenville v. Johnston

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson

Affirming.

This appeal requires a review of the trial of an action by a property owner, Johnston, against the city of Greenville, Ky., for damage resulting to his property from a change in the grade and the manner of regrading, and the reconstruction of a city street in front of his property. The metes and bounds of his property are set-out in the petition. The basis of the claim asserted is that the city “unlawfully, wrongfully, negligently and improperly changed the grade of the street, lifting it considerably above the floor of his property,” resulting…