Pearson v. Wiltrout

Appellant, Kenneth Pearson, was the defendant in an action brought by the appellees, Jack Wiltrout and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, in the Circuit Court for Calvert County. Appellees’ suit sought damages for negligence in causing a fire in a dwelling house owned by Wiltrout. Appellant was a roomer in the dwelling house at the time the fire occurred. The trial judge, sitting without a jury, found in favor of the appellees and awarded damages in the amount of $10,177.73. Appellant’s major attack on the decision below is his contention that the trial court’s ruling was clearly erroneous, in…