Womack Const. Co. v. Rhodes

This suit was brought by B. F. Rhodes to recover damages of the Wo-mack Construction Company for alleged injuries to a building known as the Hollis Hotel situated on Walker street in the city of Breekenridge. The allegation in the petition, in substance, is that appellant was engaged in excavating and paving Walker street and in blasting in front of said Hollis Hotel was negligent in the manner and use made of explosives with insufficient screens to prevent rocks and d&bris from being thrown out, and in not having the screens sufficiently fastened to prevent rocks from being thrown out,…