SKELLY OIL CO. v. HOLLOWAY

No. 13682.

171 F.2d 670 (1948)

SKELLY OIL CO. v. HOLLOWAY et al.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

December 21, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. A. Randolph, of Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Ira B. Burns, of Kansas City, Mo. (Burns & Burns and Chet Vance, all of Kansas City, Mo.), for appellees.

Before GARDNER, Chief Judge, and THOMAS and RIDDICK, Circuit Judges.


RIDDICK, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs below, Leon Holloway and his wife, Helen Holloway, brought this action against the Skelly Oil Company to recover damages for the destruction of their house and furnishings by fire alleged to have been caused by negligence on the part of the defendant company. The case was tried before a district judge sitting without a jury and resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiffs from which this appeal was taken.

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