Home Interior Ruined After Roofers Begin, Stop Repairs On Wrong House, Leaving Premises Open To Elements, Says Suit

In Galveston, Texas, The Southeast Texas Record reports:

• A Tiki Island man claims workers started roof repairs on his house by mistake while he was out of town, and then left his home exposed to the elements when they learned of their error. Paul Rice is suing Kevin Mitchell of Montgomery, doing business as South Texas RES-COM, and Galveston Flooring Co. in Galveston County District Court for wrongfully performing repairs to the roof of his house.

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• [T]he suit claims the workers did not go to their client's home, but to Rice's house by mistake. "Galveston Flooring's employees began said work on the wrong home - that owned by plaintiff, Paul Rice, while he was out of town," the original petition says. Rice says by that the time Galveston Flooring realized it had made a mistake, a large section of his roof had been stripped of shingles but did nothing to rectify the error. He claims the un-shingled roof allowed water and debris to enter his home, ruining the interior.

For the story, see Suit claims roofers worked on wrong house then left job unfinished.