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CERNY-PICKAS & CO. v. C.R. JAHN CO.

No. 33567.

7 Ill.2d 393 (1955)

131 N.E.2d 100

CERNY-PICKAS & COMPANY et al., Appellees, v. C.R. JAHN COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 16, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CLAUSEN, HIRSH & MILLER, of Chicago, for appellant.

EDWARD S. COATH, EDWARD J. BRADLEY, and KATHERINE NOHELTY, all of Chicago, for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

Cerny-Pickas & Company leased to C.R. Jahn Company a large industrial building with machinery and equipment. The building was destroyed by fire. A jury found that the fire was caused by the negligence of the lessee, and the primary question here is whether under the provisions of the lease the lessee is responsible for the loss.

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