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Appeals court considers whether demolition work caused water damage in Papadopoulos dispute
Summary
Angeliki Papadopoulos' counsel urged the court to send disputed causation facts to a jury, citing an EBI consultant who concluded demolition measures were inadequate; defendants argued McGinnis (demolition contractor) retained control and that plaintiffs' roof-focused damages lack non-speculative causal proof. The panel heard arguments on duty, independent-contractor control, causation and the town's Tort Claims Act immunity.
Counsel for Angeliki Papadopoulos argued the demolition and subsequent construction work caused water infiltration and roof damage to the plaintiff's building and that the summary-judgment record contains genuine disputes for a jury. Constantine Papadopoulos highlighted an EBI consultant report that characterized the shared wall as a "party wall," pointed to pre-demolition warnings that the building was not…
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