Sally v. Whitney Co.

Citations

• 89 Wash. 674
• 154 P. 1089
• 1916 Wash. LEXIS 729

Syllabus

<p>Adjoining Landowners — Negligence — Collecting Debris and Water Against Brick Wall — Liability. The builder of a structure adjoining plaintiff’s building, who allowed mortar and debris to choke a long and narrow space between the buildings on plaintiff’s land, is liable for the damages resulting when the normal rainfall in the winter season saturated the debris until the collected water oozed through plaintiff’s brick wall and injured the wainscoting inside.</p>