Stansbury v. City of Richmond
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged negligent failure of the city of Richmond to furnish the plaintiff with a sufficient supply of water for domestic and sanitary purposes. The defendant interposed a demurrer to the evidence, which the court sustained, and to that judgment this writ of error was granted.
In December, 1906, the city of Richmond annexed a large area of territory in which Temple street, on which the plaintiff resides, is located. The water department at great expense laid water mains along Temple street for the convenience of citizens in that locality, even…
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