Holloway v. Skelly Oil Co.

REEVES, District Judge.

Counsel for the defendant have earnestly urged that the Findings and Conclusions in the above case were not justified by the evidence, but, on the contrary, were speculative and conjectural. Moreover, it is urged that the judgment or award of damages is excessive.

The memorandum opinion heretofore filed, together with Findings of Fact and Statement of Conclusions of Law, have all been examined together with the briefs and arguments of the parties. The conclusion seems inescapable that, in the light of all the evidence concerning the conflagration admittedly experienced,…