MAGNESS v. B. HITT ELECTRIC CO., INC.


604 S.W.2d 44 (1980)

Florine MAGNESS, Appellant, v. B. HITT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., and Lebanon Road Apartments, Ltd., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard F. Butler, Jack A. Butler, Butler, Lackey, Holt & Snedeker, Kathryn Behm Celauro, Nashville, for appellant.

John E. Brandon, Watkins, McGugin, McNeilly & Rowan, Nashville, for B. Hitt Elec. Co.

Lewis B. Hollabaugh, Manier, White, Herod, Hollabaugh & Smith, Nashville, for Lebanon Road Apts.


OPINION

COOPER, Justice:

Florine Magness brought this action against the Lebanon Road Apartments and B. Hitt Electric Company to recover damages for personal injuries and property loss resulting from a fire in the apartment complex where she made her residence. Plaintiff contended the fire was caused by an electrical arc in a panel switch-box installed by Hitt in a storage room where flammable materials were stored...

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