. >> janet cohen was quite a lady. she was nearly 100 years old and, boy, what a fighter. got a water bill some time ago for $1,000. it should have been 30 bucks and she fought it like a tiger. tom sherwood first reported on the story and now two years later there is a bittersweet ending to all this drama. >> this was janet cohen two years ago. strong willed, honest and nearly 100 years old. when we talked to her she was mystified and fighting a $1,000 water bill. her normal monthly bill, just $30. >> yeah. it is just so obvious. as the plumber said you couldn't use that much water. >> reporter: janet cohen had been on brandywine street in northwest washington since 1954. she took care of herself and her house. she knew her modest house and its water use, but the water company insisted she pay up the $1,000. it's a difference and indication of error so she appealed with the help of her son david, a lawyer. >> she was pretty feisty. >> she was. >> tell me something about her. >> stubborn as a mule. >> after a walk in the yard with her azaleas where david grew up in 1954 dav

it's just so obvious as the plumber said, you couldn't use that much water. >> reporter: janet cohenad been on brandywine street in northwest washington since 1954. she took care of herself and her house. she knew her modest house and the water use, but the water company insistered she pay up the $1,000. there was no indication of error so she appeal with the help of her son, david, a lawyer. >> she is pretty feisty. >> she was. >> tell me something about her. >> stubborn as a mule. >> after a walk in mrs. cohen's backyard with her azaleas, where david grew up beginning in 1954, david told nbc 4 that the $1,000 water bill case is now resolved. a letter from the water department confirming it. >> that her position is correct that she had snot used the wate and it's been corrected. >> this is great, she's been absolved of owing one mono pep. >> well, she's gone. it's postmarked a year and a day after she died. >> the cohens say janet cohen would have been relieved by the outcome. >> think she would be very pleased. i can hear her saying well, i don't understand why we had to go through

. >> reporter: this was janet cohen two years ago, strong-willed, honest, nearly 100 years old.hen we talked to her, she was mystified by and fighting the $1,000 water bill. her normal monthly bill, just $30. >> yeah, it's just so obvious. as the plumber said, you couldn't use that much water. >> reporter: jeannette cohen has been on brandywine street in northwest washington since 1994. she took care of herself and her house. she knew her modest house and its water use. but the water company insisted she pay up the $1,000. it says, there was no indication of error, so she appealed with the help of her son david, a lawyer. >> pretty feisty? >> she was. >> tell me something about her. >> stubborn as a mule. >> reporter: after a walk in mrs. cohen's backyard with all its azaleas, her david grew up beginning in 1954. david told nbc 4 the $1,000 water bill case is now resolved. a letter from the water department confirming it. >> that her position was correct, she had not used the water, and the bill is to be corrected. >> this is great, she's been absolved of owing this money. there