PER CURIAM:
The appellant, City of Morgantown, appeals from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County awarding appellees, Nelson and Pauline Smith, $9,420.00 for property damages resulting from the breaking of a water main. The appellant's primary contention is that the lower court erred in instructing the jury that it was absolutely liable for water escaping from its water lines without a showing of negligence. We agree.
On March 4, 1977...
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