Legal Opinion
Argo v. Walston
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 30, 2003No. 2020496PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barry Argo appeals from a judgment entered against him and in favor of Charles Walston in which Walston was awarded $25,000 in damages on claims relating to a defectively installed pond. We reverse and remand.
In May 2000, Argo offered to construct a one-acre lake with a dam on Walston's property for $5,000. Walston agreed, with his only stipulations being that Argo "do a good job" and that Argo not cut down all of the trees on the north end of Walston's property. Argo worked on the lake through June and completed it in July 2000. While he was working, Argo complained to Walston that he was…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Aldridge v. DolbeerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Holcombe Bowden v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Garrett v. Sun Plaza Development Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Fidelity & Guar. Ins. Co. v. SturdivantSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. HallCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
3Cited by4 opinions
- B.H. ex rel. E.D.E. v. R.E.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- Frederick v. WallisCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- Argo v. WalstonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2003
- Petrina v. PetrinaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2016