City of Richmond v. Gentry
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 36. — ACTION BY MARTIN GENTRY AGAINST THE CITY OF RICHMOND FOR DAMAGES FROM FLOODING PLAINTIFF’S LAND. — Appeal from Madison Circuit Court. J. M. Benton, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge O’Rear —
Reversing.
Appellee acquired a lot in tile city of Richmond about four years ago. The surface 'of the adjacent territory is such that its natural drainage is through a branch which traverses this property. The branch at that point has been walled up and covered over so as to make it a kind of a sewer. Just below the property the branch crosses First street. The city some years! ago graded and improved this street. A 36-inch sewer was laid under the street to accommodate the flow of water from the branch. The city had also built other sewers which conducted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pickerill v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Elizabethtown, Lexington & Big Sandy Railroad v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1874
- Hughes v. General Electric Light & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900
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- Madisonville, Hartford & Eastern Railroad v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Commonwealth v. KelleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
- Commonwealth v. KelleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
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