Beckstrom v. Hawaiian Dredging Co.

OPINION OE THE COURT BY

STAINBAOK, J.

This is an action to recover damages to plaintiffs’ dwelling alleged to have been caused by the blasting activities of the defendant corporation. Plaintiffs’ home was located in the Aina Haina subdivision in Honolulu; during the period covered by the complaint, namely, between October 3, 1949 and March 15, 1950, the defendant corporation was setting off high explosives in conjunction with a street extension project. The plaintiffs claimed as a result of the explosions their newly built home was severely *354damaged by the cracking of the concrete floor, the…