MEHL v. CARTER

No. 38,304

171 Kan. 597 (1951)

237 P.2d 240

OSCAR E. MEHL and GEORGE E. MEHL, doing business as MEHL BROS. SHEET METAL WORKS, Appellants, v. ORVIL A. CARTER, doing business as CARTER AUTO AND ELECTRIC SUPPLY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 10, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Toner, of Kansas City, Mo., and John F. O'Brien, of Independence, argued the cause, and Dallas W. Knapp and Charles D. Knapp, both of Coffeyville, and O.L. O'Brien, of Independence, were with him on the briefs for the appellants.

Jay W. Scovel, of Independence, and A.R. Lamb, of Coffeyville, argued the cause, and Clement A. Reed, of Coffeyville, was with them on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

WEDELL, J.:

Plaintiffs appeal from an adverse judgment rendered against them in an action to recover damages to real property, and the contents thereof, caused by fire which started in a building owned by the defendant.

The plaintiffs, Oscar E. Mehl and George E. Mehl, operated a sheet metal works in the city of Coffeyville and the defendant, Orvil A. Carter, operated...

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