Worth James Const. Co. v. Fulk

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In April of 1964 the defendant, Worth James Construction Company, was engaged in the performance of a private contract by which it was to construct a storm-sewer system to serve the pleasant Valley Addition to the city of Little Rock. On the morning of April 23, after a night of heavy rainfall, the plaintiff Frank M. Fulk, who lived near that subdivision, discovered that the den and utility room in the basement of his home were flooded to a depth of fourteen inches or more. There was extensive water damage to the residence itself and to furniture and other personal…