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BROWN v. HAMMERMILL PAPER CO.

No. 76-579.

88 Wis.2d 224 (1979)

276 N.W.2d 709

BROWN, and others, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. HAMMERMILL PAPER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Walter H. Piehler and Terwilliger, Wakeen, Piehler, Conway & Klingberg, S. C. of Wausau, and oral argument by Walter H. Piehler.

For the respondents there was a brief by Hiram D. Anderson, Thomas W. Bertz and Anderson, Fisher, Shannon, O'Brien & Rice of Stevens Point, and oral argument by Mr. Bertz.

BEILFUSS, C.J.

This action arises because of a fire on December 16, 1970, which destroyed a potato warehouse owned by the plaintiff-respondent Frontier Packers, Inc., and located in West Almond, Portage county. A truck owned by Ruan Leasing Company and insured by Carrier's Insurance Company was backed up to the loading dock of the warehouse. A portable charcoal or gas heater was overturned and started a fire in the trailer unit which quickly spread throughout the...

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