Pope-Cawood Lumber & Supply Co. v. Dean

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Sims

Reversing.

Appellee, Chester Dean, brought this action against Pope-Cawood Lumber & Supply Company (hereinafter referred to as the Company) and Paul Day to recover $880 alleged damages done his stock in a small grocery and his household goods located in two rooms in the rear of the store. The petition avers that the damages resulted from defendants’ negligent act in upsetting the building in which plaintiff’s store and home were located. Upon a trial the court directed a verdict in favor of Day, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of Dean for $500, and…