Fisher v. General Petroleum Corp.

From a judgment in favor of plaintiff after trial before a jury in an action to recover damages for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s husband, defendants appeal.

Viewing the evidence as we must in the light most favorable to plaintiff (respondent) the essential facts are these:

On December 26, 1950, defendant General Petroleum Corporation entered into a writing with' Southern California Gas Company reading in part as follows:

‘1 Grantor, for and in consideration of the full and prompt performance of the things to be performed by Grantee as hereinafter set out and contained, hereby grants to…