Haus v. Bor. of Bethlehem

Citations

• 134 Pa. 12
• 19 A. 437
• 1890 Pa. LEXIS 662

Syllabus

<p>1. H the corporate authorities of a borough, having knowledge thereof, suffer a public culvert, of sufficient capacity in itself, to be extended through private property, reduced, however, to a capacity insufficient to carry the ordinary flow of water, the borough is liable to a property owner for the resulting injuries.</p> <p>2. In such case, testimony is admissible, on the part of the plaintiff, to show that a former borough officer had made a change in the streets such that the volume of water cast upon the premises was thereby increased, increasing the extent of plaintiff’s injuries from the accumulation thereof by reason of the obstruction.</p>