Copper v. Dolvin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clay District Court. Action for tbe recovery of damages on account of an injury to a building belonging to plaintiff caused, as is alleged, by water which fell from the roof of defendant’s building upon plaintiff’s premises. Yerdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNeed, J.
x. nuisance: eaves^notiee to abato. I. Plaintiff owns the north half and defendant the south half of a lot in the village of Spencer. A two-story frame building was situated on defendant’s j ° -^a^' °^‘ eaves cff which projected over the line between it and plaintiff’s ■ property. Plaintiff commenced the erection of a brick building on his ground, and, when the foundation wall was constructed, he requested defendant to make some provision for preventing the water which would fall from his roof from falling on the wall. Defendant accordingly caused a tin spouting to be. constructed under the…
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