Olah v. Katz

The defendant real estate company employed the defendant Katz to do some plumbing work in a residence on a lot owned by it in the city of Detroit. • The plaintiff lived on the adjoining lot. In doing this work, Katz caused a hole to be dug near the line between the lots. Some of the witnesses testified that it extended four inches on plaintiff’s lot; others that it was entirely on the company’s lot. There was proof that the hole was 4 feet in diameter and 5 feet, 2 inches in depth. An iron pipe protruded several inches from the bottom of the hole. In the absence of the workmen, plaintiff’s…