H. L. BUTLER & SON v. WALPOLE

No. 9966.

239 S.W.2d 653 (1951)

H. L. BUTLER & SON et al. v. WALPOLE.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bowyer, Gray, Thomas & Crozier, by H. T. Bowyer, Dallas, for appellants.

Strasburger, Price, Holland, Kelton & Miller, Dallas, Hammett & Lynch, by J. V. Hammett, Lampasas, for appellee.


ARCHER, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by the appellee, John Walpole, against H. L. Buttler & Son, principal contractor, and Robert Burnham, doing business as Burnham Construction Company, an independent subcontractor, for damages to appellee's house in Lampasas, Texas, allegedly caused by the negligence of the appellants in conducting blasting operations in the construction of a highway adjoining appellee's house. A trial to a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment...

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