H. L. Butler Son v. Walpole

ARCHER, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by the appellee, John Walpole, against H. L. Butler & 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 against the defendants, jointly and severally, for the sum of $950, with judgment in favor of H. L. Butler & Son over against…