Weaver v. Pacific Finance Loans

DONALDSON, Justice.

This appeal from a judgment of dismissal by the trial court (sitting withput a jury) of an action in conversion raises issues of proximate cause and proof of damages. In June, 1966, plaintiff, John Weaver, purchased a tavern and restaurant, complete with liquor license, from Parse Norvell. Weaver gave Norvell several promissory notes and agreed to assume Norvell’s obligation on a conditional sales contract with defendant, Pacific ' Finance Loans, hereinafter called Pacific. Weaver testified in the court below that under his management the business never produced profit. By…