William Gearhardt, D/B/A Cary Concrete Products Co. v. American Reinforced Paper Co.

LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs brought suit in the district court, claiming that their cement block plant building had been damaged by fire caused by defendant’s negligent burning of debris in the rear of its plant. From the judgment entered in pursuance of a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, defendant appeals, asserting that there is not sufficient credible evidence to sustain the verdict and judgment and that the court erred in receiving evidence concerning other fires on defendant’s premises prior to October 8, 1953, and in permitting the witness Jungnickel to testify. As a corollary to…