Dockins v. Drummond Co., Inc.

In August 1994, Randell Dockins and his wife Freeda Dockins sued Drummond Company, Inc., alleging that Drummond had engaged in blasting activities that caused damage to their property and caused them to suffer mental anguish. The Dockinses alleged that Drummond had acted negligently and wantonly, that Drummond was subject to strict liability for the blasting, and that the blasting amounted to a trespass and a nuisance. The Dockinses requested compensatory and punitive damages. The Dockinses amended their complaint to allege that the torts alleged in all the counts of the original complaint…