Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Southern California Edison Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 10, 1947No. Civ. 3440PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarks, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of Oliver W. Holmes and Leah Holmes, his wife, in the sum of $25,000, and in favor of Theodore R. Gardner and Marguerite Gardner, his wife, in the sum of $2,000 for damages suffered by them in a fire on March 28, 1944, which destroyed a house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, and such of its contents as was owned by them, and furniture and personal effects owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gardner.
No witness knew the exact date of the erection of the house but one witness estimated that from its construction and general type it must have been built about 1913. It…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Polk v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Perham v. Portland Electric Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1898
- Willard v. Valley Gas & Fuel Co.California Supreme Court · 1915
- Robinson v. Western States Gas & Electric Co.California Supreme Court · 1920
- McCormick v. Great Western Power Co.California Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Gluckstein v. LipsettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- Buswell v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
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