Heughes v. Oliver Costich Co.

The plaintiffs have brought this action against the defendants sewer commissioners and certain others for injury to their property caused by the negligence of the defendants. The sewer commissioners are not sued as individuals as both the caption and the allegations of the complaint disclose. On this appeal nothing of substance is before us but a question of practice, namely, may an action be brought against sewer commissioners for their negligence occurring in the performance of their public duties. The question is answered in the negative by the reasoning of the court in People ex rel.…