Melinda digs a hole next to Susan's building and Susan's building foundation cracks. Generally, Melinda would not be liable for damages.

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A landowner must not dig a cellar or other excavation so close to the boundary of a neighbor as to cause the neighbor's land to cave in or the neighbor's building to be damaged. A person excavating who fails to shore up the adjoining land is liable to the neighbor for damages.

Melinda Digs a Hole Next to Susan's Building and Susan's