City of Covington v. McKinney

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Richardson

Affirming.

To recover damages to Ms residence, its contents, and the yard to his residence, of the city of Covington, caused by the city maintaining inadequate ditches on its premises and permitting the same to become stopped up, thereby causing the water of ordinary rainfall, flowing from its premises, to be accelerated and concentrated onto their premises, Claude and Anna McKinney brought this action. On a trial before a jury a verdict of $1,000 was returned in their favor on which a judgment was entered, and from which this appeal is prosecuted.

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