Roberts Realty Corp. v. City of Great Falls

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal by the City of Great Falls from a judgment entered in the district court of Cascade County upon a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $15,894.

The record discloses that this action arose out of water damage to plaintiffs’ real property located in downtown Great Falls caused by the bursting of an adjacent water main. Specifically, the break occurred at approximately 2:55 p.m. on January 25,1969, and flooded the basement of the Maverick Bar, located at the corner of Central Avenue and…