AGEE, J.
Defendant Mart Associates is the master-lessee of the Western Merchandise Mart, a 10-story block-square building fronting on Market Street, in San Francisco. Some 500 tenants rent from Mart, about 75 of which are on the second floor. The spaces rented are used for the purpose of displaying and selling furniture, home equipment and related goods.
On the night of August 5, 1958, a fire occurred on the second floor. The plaintiffs in this ensuing damage...
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