Kosicki v. S. A. Healy Co.

Plaintiffs brought suit against the S. A. Healy Company to recover damages caused to their property through the negligent use of dynamite employed in the construction of an intercepting tunnel and sewer constructed by defendant under a contract with the Sanitary District of Chicago. Judgment was entered on a finding by the court assessing plaintiffs’ damages in the sum of $500 and costs, trial by jury having been waived, and defendant appeals from that judgment.

■ Briefly summarized, plaintiffs’ statement of claim alleged they were the owners of certain real estate in Chicago and had the right…