Legal Opinion
Hagan & Cushing Co. v. Washington Water Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1938No. 8737PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of appellee in a suit brought by appellant to recover damages for destruction of its packing plant by fire alleged to have been caused by appellee’s negligence.
Appellant is an Idaho corporation, organized in 1909 to carry on a meat slaughtering and packing business at Moscow, Idaho. The cost of its buildings which had been constructed from 1909 to 1936 was $48,727.47, and the cost of machinery and equipment in the plant on December 31, 1935, was $38,015.28.
Appellee is a public utility, engaged in the generating, sale and…
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