Griffin v. Sansom

TEMPLETON, Associate Justice.

A party wall which stood on the dividing line between the lots of Sansom and Griffin was destroyed by natural causes. The wall was rebuilt by Sansom, and he brought this suit against Griffin to recover one-half the cost of rebuilding. A trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed.

It was alleged in the plaintiff’s petition “that the defendant had notice of the rebuilding of said wall, one-half on plaintiff’s and one-half on defendant’s lot, and it was so rebuilt with the knowledge and consent of defendant; that said defendant…