Business Realty, Inc. v. Noah's Dove Lodge 20

CLAY, Commissioner.

This suit was brought against an adjoining landowner and a contractor to recover damages to' a building caused by the removal of lateral support by excavation work. The jury returned a verdict for $26,200 (including $1200 punitive damages) and judgment was entered for “the plaintiff Noah’s Dove Lodge #20”. Appellant defendants assign nine different errors.

This case has several unusual features. The endless pleadings and motions are almost incomprehensible. There is really no dispute with respect to the basic liability of one or both of the defendants for the damage caused…