Black v. Cowan Construction Co.

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

The plaintiffs are the trustees of the Beebe Memorial C.M.E. Church and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Inc. Hereafter, they will be collectively referred to as “the Church.” They filed their action for trespass against defendants Cowan Construction Company (Cowan), City of New Madrid, and Donald G. Lloyd. The case was dismissed as to the City of New Madrid and Lloyd.

At trial, the evidence indicated that Cow-an had been constructing a pump station in front of the Church’s property under a contract with the City of New Madrid. Cowan’s employees had parked machinery on…