Mehl v. Carter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

Plaintiffs appeal from an adverse judgment rendered against them in an action to recover damages to real property, and the contents thereof, caused by fire which started in a building owned by the defendant.

The plaintiffs, Oscar E. Mehl and George E. Mehl, operated a sheet metal works in the city of Coffeyville and the defendant, Orvil A. Carter, operated an auto and electric supply business in an adjoining building to the north.

This is the second chapter of this litigation. (Mehl v. Carter, 168 Kan. 342, 212 P. 2d 227.) On the former appeal…