Commercial Acetylene Supply Co. v. Fox
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. P. F. Gosbey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtNourse, J.
Judgment in the sum of $400 was rendered in favor of plaintiff and against defendant in this action, from which the latter appeals.
The action (which was tried on an agreed statement of facts) was for damage to four gas cylinders, of the value of $440, owned by plaintiff, and which were almost totally destroyed by fire while in the possession of defendant, without negligence on his part. Their value, when subsequently returned to the plaintiff, was but forty dollars. The cylinders contained acetylene gas sold by plaintiff to defendant upon a contract in the form of a letter addressed by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commercial Electrical Supply Co. v. Missouri Commission Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1912
- Fairmont Coal Co. v. Jones & Adams Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1905
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