Ockman v. T. L. James & Co.

JANVIER, Judge.

Plaintiff claims that his residence sustained damage as the result of negligence of employees of the defendant, T. L. James & Co., Inc., who, he alleges, in doing certain public construction work in front of his residence, carelessly and unnecessarily caused jarring and vibration, as a direct result of which certain cracks appeared in the ceilings and walls. He claims $178.50 as the cost of repairing the defects and prays for judgment for that amount solidarity against the said contracting corporation and the National Surety Corporation, surety on the contractor’s liability…