BECKER v. KREILEIN

No. 19S01-0202-CV-133.

770 N.E.2d 315 (2002)

Jack BECKER and Catherine Becker, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. Keith KREILEIN, Cindy Kreilein and Steven Krueger, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark K. Phillips, Phillips & Phillips, PC, Boonville, IN, Attorney for Appellants.

John B. Drummy, Brent R. Weil, Kightlinger & Gray, LLP, R.D. Zink, Henderson, Daily, Withrow & DeVoe, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellees.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Plumber Steven Krueger installed a new sewer line for homeowners Keith and Cindy Kreilein. He disconnected their old line from the main sewer line but left it uncapped, not realizing that it also served as the conduit for the next-door neighbors' sewage. The neighbors' sewage seeped up in the Kreilein's back yard and from there flowed downhill into Jack and Catherine Beckers' basement. We hold that...

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