Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Lynne
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. Action by W. E. Lynne against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company and others for damage to property by blasting. Judgment, for plaintiff and defendants appeal. Transferred from Court of Appeals under Acts 1911, p. 450.
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
Appellee sued the four appellant corporations, as joint tort-feasors, to recover damages- done to his house *632or building situated near the railroad right of way of the different corporations. The damages were alleged to have been caused by blasting, in the use of powerful and high explosives on the right of way, whereby stones and other debris were thrown upon and against the building, and concussions were produced, some of the effects of which were to crack the walls and chimneys of plaintiff’s house, rendering the house uninhabitable and causing plaintiff to lose tenants, rents, etc. The…
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