Kenney v. Abraham

Ivan H. Abraham entered into a written contract with A. L. Kenney to construct for the latter a one-story brick veneer cottage in Spokane according to certain plans and specifications prepared by a firm of architects employed by Kenney. The plans and specifications required the contractor

“ . . . to lay out his work and be responsible for the same, and see that everything is done in a workmanlike manner, according to the best building practice.”

The building contractor was required by the specifications to

“. . . excavate as shown to be necessary by the drawings for the basement, for all areas,…