Smith v. Bear Valley Milling & Lumber Co.

The pivotal issue on this appeal is the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support an order of the trial court dismissing plaintiffs’ action as against all except one of the defendants. The defendants who were named in the complaint and who appeared are Bear Valley Milling & Lumber Co., a corporation (hereinafter termed Bear Valley Co.); Big Bear Land and Water Co., Inc., a corporation (hereinafter termed Big Bear Co.); Guy S. Maltby (now deceased); and Security Title Insurance and Guarantee Company, a corporation (hereinafter termed the title company).

The order of dismissal, from which the…