SEELEY v. COMBS

Docket No. S.F. 22228.

65 Cal.2d 127 (1966)

416 P.2d 810

52 Cal. Rptr. 578

ROSE E. SEELEY et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents v. JOHNNY COMBS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

August 15, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Coyle & Best and William B. Boone for Defendant and Appellant.

Peckinpah, Fryer & Karr and F. John Karr for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


PETERS, J.

Defendant Combs appeals from a judgment against him and in plaintiffs' favor1 for damages for the destruction by fire of a barn and certain other property. The court, sitting without a jury, found that the fire was caused by the negligence of defendant Combs in operating a truck rented from the codefendant The Hertz Corporation. Appellant Combs attacks this judgment, mainly on the ground that the findings are not supported by...

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