Chutuk v. Southern California Gas Co.

THE COURT.

After further consideration of this appeal, we are of the opinion that the District Court of Appeal arrived at the correct conclusion in its decision of the case. At the time, the petition for a transfer was before us, we were somewhat impressed by the statement of petitioner that the service pipe and riser were on the land of the plaintiffs and, therefore, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur might not apply. There is some conflict in the evidence as to the correct location of said pipe-line and riser. But conceding that they were located on plaintiffs’ land, still they belonged to…