SHAFFER v. HONEYWELL, INC.

Nos. 11635, 11637 and 11643.

249 N.W.2d 251 (1976)

Robert J. SHAFFER et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. HONEYWELL, INC., a corporation, Defendant and Appellant, and A. J. Industries, Inc., a corporation, et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

December 31, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richardson, Groseclose, Kornmann & Wyly and Chester A. Groseclose, Jr., Aberdeen, for plaintiffs and respondents.

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith and Ellsworth E. Evans, Sioux Falls, for defendant, appellant and respondent Honeywell, Inc.

Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith and John E. Simko, Sioux Falls, for defendants and appellants, A. J. Industries and Roberts-Gordon Appliance Corp.

May, Porter, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson and David A. Gerdes, Pierre, for defendant and appellant, Dunkirk Radiator Corp.

Siegel, Barnett, Schutz, O'Keefe, Ogborn & Jewett and Joseph H. Barnett, Aberdeen, for defendant, Northwestern Public Service Co.


WINANS, Justice.

These appeals arise from an action for damages occasioned by a fire and explosion in plaintiffs' home. The trial court found for the plaintiffs. We affirm.

Plaintiffs Robert and Jane Shaffer owned a home located southwest of Aberdeen, South Dakota. The house was situated adjacent to a greenhouse complex owned by Siebrecht Florist, Inc.; Robert Shaffer was president of that corporation. The corporation was engaged in raising and selling plants...

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