Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 11, 2012 (Carbonaro v. Town of North Hempstead)

The plaintiffs commenced this action against the defendants Town of North Hempstead and the County of Nassau to recover damages resulting from the flooding of their residence on July 18, 2007. The plaintiffs allege that the flooding was caused by deficiencies in a storm drainage system, and that the Town and the County each own separate components of that system.