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M. W. WORLEY CONST. CO. v. HUNGERFORD, INC.

210 S.E.2d 161 (1974)

215 Va. 377

M. W. WORLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. HUNGERFORD, INC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

December 2, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Boyle, Fred G. Wood, Jr., Charlottesville (Boyle & Wood, Charlottesville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

William M. Sokol, Fredericksburg (Whitticar, Sokol & Ledbetter, Fredericksburg, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.

HARMAN, Justice.

The trial court's application of the rule of strict or absolute liability for blasting is the primary question presented by this case.

M. W. Worley Construction Company, Inc. (plaintiff or Worley), instituted an action in the trial court to recover the balance allegedly due on a contract with Hungerford, Inc. (defendant or Hungerford), in connection with the construction of a large industrial plant for Westinghouse Electric Company in Culpeper...

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