People's Light Co. v. Rathbun-Jones Engineering Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas; Waller T. Burns, Judge. Suit in equity by the Rathbun-Jones Engineering Company against the People’s Light Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
The decree appealed from is unquestionably correct, unless the defendant’s demand by way of counterclaim or recon-vention was established. The trial judge, in setting out his reasons for finding against that demand, stated two conclusions, among others: (1) That, under the evidence, the only substantial grounds of complaint by the defendant were due to defects in the gas producer; and (2) that the plaintiff was not liable for damages resulting from such defects, because it did riot guarantee the gas producer or its sufficiency in any respect.
The first-mentioned conclusion is one of fact.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Seitz v. Brewers' Refrigerating MacHine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Pullman's Palace Car Co. v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Grand Avenue Hotel Co. v. WhartonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
3Cited by2 opinions
- Pease v. Rathbun-Jones Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1915
- Orrison v. FerranteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950