McDONOUGH v. BRITE LITE ELECTRIC COMPANY

No. 50799.

304 N.W.2d 28 (1981)

Fran McDONOUGH, Angela McDonough, and Winkel's Inc., d.b.a. Fran McDonough's Bar & Restaurant, Appellants, v. BRITE LITE ELECTRIC COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robins, Davis & Lyons and James D. Steiner, Robert M. Wattson, and Peter Mayrand, Minneapolis, for appellants,

Bassford, Heckt, Lockhart & Mullin and Jerome C. Briggs and John M. Anderson, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


WAHL, Justice.

This appeal is taken from a judgment of the Ramsey County District Court finding defendant Brite Lite Electric Company not liable for damages resulting from a fire in the business premises owned by plaintiffs Fran and Angela McDonough. The trial court denied plaintiffs' motion for a new trial. We affirm.

The McDonoughs acquired a building called the "Mohawk Bar" in 1972, which had contained a bar and bowling alley business. They changed the...

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