HUMPHRYS v. BEACH


149 Conn. 14 (1961)

LLOYD HUMPHRYS v. FRANCIS BEACH

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 7, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Reich, with whom, on the brief, was George Baiter, for the appellant (defendant).

John F. James, for the appellee (plaintiff).

BALDWIN, C. J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, JS.


MURPHY, J.

In 1956, the plaintiff was the owner of a barn in which for twelve years he had been conducting a boarding and training school for horses and a riding school. An explosion and fire destroyed the barn, the equipment in it, and two horses. The plaintiff brought suit to recover his losses, alleging that the fire had been caused by the spontaneous combustion of baled hay which the defendant had sold to the plaintiff...

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