Kirchner v. Muller

The plaintiff has judgment against the executors of the estate of Julius C. Muller for damages for personal injuries.

Julius C. Muller in his lifetime held title to certain premises on the corner of Bay street and Cross street in the borough of Richmond. He occupied the building as a hardware store and later incorporated the business. Admittedly without license or permit, Muller instituted a system of conducting the rain water from approximately 1,500 square feet of roof down through a pipe at the side of the building and thence through a conduit or drain across the sidewalk to the curb.

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