BESS v. WISE

Docket No. 25819.

275 Cal.App.2d 158 (1969)

79 Cal. Rptr. 611

THOMAS L. BESS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ELSIE WISE et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

July 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Huber & Goodwin and Norman C. Cissna for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Mahan, Dunn, Harland & Gromala and John A. Gromala for Defendants and Appellants.


RATTIGAN, J.

The tenants of land brought this action against the owners and lessors thereof, seeking declaratory relief relative to a sum of money collected by defendants from third parties after the land had been inundated in a flood. After a nonjury trial the court entered a judgment allocating two-thirds of the money to plaintiffs, one-third to defendants. Both groups appeal, each from that portion of the judgment which awarded money to the other.

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