Consolidated Public Utilities Co. v. Baile

As the lessee of the Albion Hotel property in Westminster, the plaintiff suffered losses in consequence of the seepage of water into the basement of the building. The damages thus sustained are sought to be recovered from the defendant corporation on the theory that the water causing the injury percolated through the foundation walls from a leak in one of the mains forming part of the public water supply system, which the defendant owns and operates. The plaintiff’s term as tenant of the building ended on September 22nd, 1922, but this suit was not brought until August 19th, 1925. An…