Farrington v. A. Teichert & Son, Inc.

Plaintiff brought this action against the defendant A. Teichert & Son, Inc., the city of Los Angeles, and the Department of Water and Power of said city, to recover damages for the alleged conversion of rock, sand and gravel removed from plaintiff’s land. The city did not appear; and the demurrer of the Department of Water and Power was sustained without leave to amend; thereupon judgment was entered in its favor. The action against the defendant A. Teichert & Son, Inc., was tried before the court sitting without a jury, and the court held that the taking of the material was not tortious, but…