Reliable Electric Co. v. Clinton Campbell Contractor, Inc.

HAIRE, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this action to recover damages alleged to have been incurred when, due to an electrical malfunction, the dome on its brick kiln was spontaneously hoisted or raised beyond the normal limits, thereby shearing the lifting cables, and thus allowing the dome of the kiln to crash down, substantially demolishing the dome and the remainder of the kiln. The defendant-electrical company had designed and installed the electrical system involved pursuant to an oral agreement with plaintiff.

This case was tried to the court- sitting without a jury, and resulted in a judgment…