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DeSPIRITO v. BRISTOL CTY. WATER CO.

No. 56.

227 A.2d 782 (1967)

Antonio DeSPIRITO v. BRISTOL COUNTY WATER COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 31, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Santamaria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gunning & LaFazia, Raymond A. LaFazia, John F. McDonough, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

JOSLIN, Justice.

This action of trespass on the case for negligence was tried to a justice of the superior court sitting without a jury and resulted in a judgment1 of $576.50 plus costs for the plaintiff. It is here on the defendant's appeal.

The facts are that plaintiff's cellar was flooded with water to a depth of about eighteen inches following a break in the drainpipe which ran from the foundation of his residence...

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