Ewing v. City of Louisville

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle

Reversing.

This action was brought by the appellants, Thos. R. Ewing and his wife, Betty Ewing, to recover of the appellee, City of Louisville, damages for the alleged flooding of a lot in Parkland, a suburb ;of Louisville, the property of Mrs. Ewing, by so obstructing the natural flow *727of the surface water thereon and diverting same from its natural channels as to cause it to overflow her premises, cellar, stable and privy, and stand therein and upon the lot in great and unusual quantities, thereby injuring the property, necessitating repairs thereon and…