City of Tuscaloosa v. Patterson

STEAGALL, Justice.

J.W. Patterson sued the City of Tuscaloosa on October 1, 1986, for flood damage to his businesses as a result of changes made by the City to a street at the intersection on which Patterson’s heating and air conditioning business, his aluminum fabrication business, and his laundromat are located. After an ore tenus nonjury hearing, the trial judge held that the City was liable under Article XII, § 235, Constitution of *285Alabama 1901,1 and awarded Patterson $15,000 in damages. The court denied the City’s motion for a new trial.

The City contends on appeal that the trial court…