He successfully sued the
Public Works Commission
after bad water damaged his customers' clothes.
Smitty's Cleaners has been in business for more than 40 years. A few years ago, the establishment's owner, Ikey Smith, noticed that clothes were coming out spotted.
After researching the situation, Smith nailed down the problem: dirty water.
He sued the Public Works Commission -- and won.
A jury took the Public Works Commission to the cleaners, awarding Smitty's $409,000 for damaged equipment and for having to redo clothes.
Smith said he re-washed and replaced the dirty clothes so that he would not lose customers.
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