George v. Bekins Van & Storage Co.

Plaintiffs’ household furnishings and effects were destroyed by fire while in the possession of defendant at its Grand Avenue Warehouse in Los Angeles. They brought this action to recover the value of the goods destroyed, alleging six separate causes of action. The trial court made findings of fact and conclusions of law in support of three of these causes that alleged, respectively, that defendant converted plaintiffs’ goods, that defendant breached its contract to store and redeliver the goods, and that the goods were destroyed by fire as a result of defendant’s negligence. Defendant…