Johnson v. Salem Title Co.

Plaintiff, a pedestrian on a public sidewalk, was injured when a high wind caused a masonry wall to fall on him. He sued the architect, the landowner, the general building contractor, and the masonry contractor. The jury exonerated all the defendants except the architect, and returned a verdict against him. He appeals.

The assignments of error present three principal issues. The first is whether the plaintiff proved negligence on the part of the designers of the building. The second is whether there was a causal connection between the alleged defect in design and the injuries which plaintiff…