Kramer v. City of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order denying a new trial. Waldo M. York, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLorigan, J.
This action is brought by plaintiff to recover damages from the city of Los Angeles for injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff through the negligence of the city relative to a drainage conduit constructedT through his premises.
From a judgment in favor of plaintiff and an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial the city appeals.
The material facts, as found by the lower court, substantially stated, are: That prior to the year 1883 there existed in the city of Los Angeles a small ravine, or arroyo, known as the “Arroyo de los Reyes,” which began in the hilly section of the…
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