Weaver Construction Company v. Rapier

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Appellee Edward L. Rapier sued appellant Weaver Construction Company for damages to his home at 4079 Crown Shore Drive in Dallas, Texas. Appellee alleges that appellant, in the course of installing drainage and sewer pipes, caused dirt to be accumulated in mounds, so that the natural flow of surface rain water was impounded and diverted, resulting in the flooding of appellee’s home.

In response to the first five issues submitted the jury answered as follows: (1) appellant, by maintaining piles of dirt, caused surface water to be diverted onto appellee’s property; (2) which…