Scott v. E. L. Yeager Construction Co.

Opinion

KAUFMAN, J.

In this personal injury action, plaintiff had a verdict and recovered judgment in the amount of $15,000 against defendants E. L. Yeager Construction Company (hereinafter Yeager) and Southern California Gas Company (hereinafter Gas Company). Defendants appeal.

Although the Gas Company contends that there is no evidence of its negligence and both defendants contend that plaintiff was contributorily negligent and assumed the risk as a matter of law, the controlling issue is presented by defendants’ contention that plaintiff’s recovery is barred by the “fireman’s rule.”

The Facts

Pl…