Torrey v. City of Scranton

Citations

• 133 Pa. 173
• 19 A. 351
• 1890 Pa. LEXIS 887

Syllabus

<p>1. A municipal corporation, diverting the flow of surface water so that it accumulates and flows upon abutting property where it would not flow naturally, is liable to the abutting owner in damages for the resulting injuries.</p> <p>2. If no exceptions were taken before a referee, as to the findings of fact upon which Ms conclusions of law in favor of the plaintiff are based, the correctness of such findings cannot be questioned by the defendant on appeal to the Supreme Court.</p>