Bergen v. Tulare County Power Co.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. E. I. Feemster, Charles E. Bush, and A. E. Cooley, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Defendant appeals from an adverse judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The action was one for damages sought by Sarah E. Bergen, as administratrix of the estate of L. C. Bergen, deceased, on account of his death. The verdict in favor of plaintiff was for twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
Bergen was a rancher living near Strathmore, in Tulare County. He had a wife and two minor children, the latter being at the time of his death respectively seventeen and ten years of age.
Water for irrigating the orchard on Mr. Bergen’s ranch was raised from a well by means of a…
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