CITY OF MASON v. BUCHMAN

Docket No. 14754.

49 Mich. App. 98 (1973)

211 N.W.2d 552

CITY OF MASON v. BUCHMAN

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided August 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. O'Brien, for plaintiff.

Kelley & Fagan, for defendants Buchman.

Before: FITZGERALD, P.J., and J.H. GILLIS and ADAMS, JJ.


J.H. GILLIS, J.

On May 7, 1968, in the city of Mason, Lawrence Barton, a contractor, was excavating for a new building on a vacant lot immediately east of defendants' building. The excavation was almost completed when, at about 11:30 a.m., a portion of the basement foundation of defendants' building gave way, involving a section of the footing under the southeast corner of the building estimated at from 6 to 8 feet deep and 5 to 16 feet in length. At 11:41 a.m., a...

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