CITY OF FORT WORTH v. MILLER

No. 16102.

336 S.W.2d 296 (1960)

CITY OF FORT WORTH, Appellant, v. Mrs. Eddie Buchanan MILLER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. G. Johndroe, Jr., City Atty., Fort Worth, for appellant.

Rawlings, Sayers, Scurlock & Eidson, and Nelson Scurlock, Fort Worth, for appellee.


MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Certain construction work in connection with the grading and paving of streets and in connection with provision for drainage facilities in a new subdivision in the City of Fort Worth proved to be defective or inadequate. As a result during the course of normally heavy rains surface waters were caused to collect rapidly at the rear of plaintiff's property and to overflow the same. Her property had been acquired and located adjacent to the new...

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