Section 9-45-15 - Change of grade of street--Municipal liability for damage to abutting property.
9-45-15. Change of grade of street--Municipal liability for damage to abutting property. After the grade of any street has been established as provided by § 9-45-14, the municipality shall, if it changes the grade, be liable to the abutting property owners for any damage they may sustain by reason of any permanent improvements having been made in conformity to the grade as first established.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art XVI, § 18; RPolC 1903, § 1306; RC 1919, § 6356; SDC 1939, § 45.1707.