Town of Miami Springs v. Lawrence

102 So.2d 143 (1958)

TOWN OF MIAMI SPRINGS, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, Appellant,

v.

Franklyn LAWRENCE and Muriel Lawrence, his wife, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 28, 1958.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1958.

Anderson & Nadeau, Miami, for appellant.

Estil H. Lanham and Van Buren Vickery, Miami, for appellees.

ROBERTS, Justice.

Plaintiffs-appellees sued the appellant Town of Miami Springs and Eastern Air Lines, Inc., for damages caused by the overflow onto and impounding of surface waters on plaintiffs' land, allegedly due to independent acts of the defendants which,…