Brasher v. City of Alexandria

On Rehearing.

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

In our original opinion, we concluded that, since the plans and specifications prepared -by the city engineer were insufficient and defective in that no provision was made for stabilizing the sewer pipe laid by the contractor when unstable conditions in the soil would be encountered preventing the laying of the pipe to grade, the city was liable, and the contractor was entitled to recover, since he performed his obligation strictly in accordance with such plans and specifications, and that under these circumstances the case was controlled by the doctrine…