Dixon v. New York Trap Rock Corp.

The plaintiffs are husband and wife and, as tenants by the entirety, are the owners of a dwelling-house property in the county of Dutchess. Their complaint alleges that this house was injured and the health of the female plaintiff impaired through vibration of the earth caused by blasts that from time to time were exploded by the defendant at its neighboring rock quarry.

The blasting operations admittedly were of a customary sort. There was evidence, however, that actual injury thereby done to the house of the plaintiffs was substantial and continuous and greatly diminished the value of the…