Thompson v. City of Philadelphia

Appellants brought this action against appellee, the City of Philadelphia, in the circuit court of Neshoba county to recover special damages alleged to have been suffered by them because of the “improper sewer disposal on the part of said city through, on and over considerable acreage owned by the appellants and partly situated within the city of Philadelphia.” There was a verdict and judgment for appellee, from which appellants prosecute this appeal.

The City of Philadelphia has a sewerage system that serves part, but not all, of the territory within the municipality; the western part of the…