Alabama woman plans to sue after construction company mistakenly demolishes house

Cellular, Ala. (WKRG) – Jennifer Pulliam is aware of who mistakenly demolished her home in Alabama before this year. But when the thriller is solved, the lawful battle is just beginning.

Over a weekend in January, anyone came onto Pulliam’s residence next to the Cell Fairgrounds and tore down a house that had been in her spouse and children given that the 1960s.

“I moved listed here when I was approximately 10 yrs outdated. This is my grandparent’s outdated homeplace. They acquired it in 1965 and it’s been in our household ever because,” she reported.

Pulliam, who life and will work in Leaksville, Mississippi, ultimately received phrase about the demolition by a family member.

“They didn’t know that I was unaware of it until they noticed the news tale and then they contacted me,” she reported.

“I cried for two days,” Pulliam added. “I was devastated.”

Other relatives users observed the story, which aired on WKRG, and contacted Pulliam with the identify of a organization observed on the residence that weekend in January.

Pulliam stated a Cellular Police investigator contacted the development enterprise and the operator confessed to demolishing the home, declaring it was a miscalculation.

“I was not satisfied simply because they claimed they could not arrest them due to the fact there was no destructive intent … I would just have to sue them in civil courtroom,” Pulliam explained.

Pulliam, who experienced not publicly named the organization on the assistance of her attorney, mentioned she is planning to file a lawsuit. She also claimed that the company’s homeowners have not contacted her to give an apology — or anything at all else.

As for what sort of damages she hopes to get better, Pulliam did not promptly have an quantity in thoughts.

“I’m not positive what they will arrive up with or how they will arrive up with it — that household to me is priceless.”