Oscar Klein Plumbing & Heating v. Boyd

DELL, Judge.

This appeal concerns the application of the “rescue doctrine” to personal injuries allegedly sustained by appellee, Janet *222Boyd, in her effort to save her personal property from damage caused by negligence of appellant Oscar Klein Plumbing and Heating.

Appellee operated a wholesale costume jewelry business in leased premises. Her landlord engaged appellant to install a water line. The work raised clouds of concrete dust in appellee’s premises. Since the dust would eventually damage the jewelry if permitted to remain, each piece of jewelry required cleaning. Appellee did not hire a…