Neighbor Liable for Construction Damage to Adjacent Property

A property owner sued for damages, alleging that neighboring construction work caused cracks in the exterior walls of their building, presenting expert reports to support the claim of causal link between the construction operations and the damage. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding that the expert testimony sufficiently established that the neighboring work, particularly the excavation and foundation underpinning, was the direct and exclusive cause of the resulting structural damage, thereby holding the neighboring property owner liable for the necessary repair costs and associated damages.