Simon v. Henry

*487The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

The plaintiffs were the owners of a factory on the corner of Gardner street and the Boulevard, in the town of Union, Hudson county, and the defendants contracted with the authorities of the town to construct a public sewer in the Boulevard. To make the necessary trench the removal of trap-rock was required, and the defendants removed it by blasting with dynamite. The plaintiffs claimed that the concussion resulting from the blasts cracked the walls of their factory, and they brought this suit to recover compensation for the damage. The court…