Walker v. Laurel Urban Renewal Agency

LEE, Justice,

for the Court:

Guy M. Walker filed suit in the Circuit Court of Jones County against the City of. Laurel, Laurel Urban Renewal Agency, Reeves Construction Company and Bush Construction Company for damages alleged to have been sustained to Walker’s office building from vibrations to the structure when a sidewalk adjoining the building was demolished in the course of work on an urban renewal project in Laurel. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, Reeves Construction Company was granted a directed verdict and at the conclusion of all the evidence, the court sustained the motion…