GUNITE CONTRACTING CO. INC. v. MIZE

SC 1459.

341 So.2d 694 (1977)

GUNITE CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC., a corp. v. Woodrow W. MIZE, Jr., and Patricia R. Mize.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

January 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Douglas Evans, Florence, for appellant.

William J. Trussell of Church, Trussell & Robinson, Florence, for appellees.


JONES, Justice.

The primary issue presented in this case is whether the plaintiff, Woodrow Mize, is entitled to punitive damages for conversion and trespass.

Woodrow Mize contracted with Gunite Contracting Company, Inc., for a swimming pool. After the pool was installed, but before completion, the shell floated out of the ground. Gunite attempted several methods of correcting this problem, including the digging of a ditch to drain the water.

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