LL Freeberg Pie Co. v. St. Paul Mutual Insurance Co.

Magney, Commissioner.

Plaintiff, L. L. Freeberg Pie Company, is engaged in the wholesale pie business in St. Paul. Defendant, St. Paul Mutual Insurance Company, had issued to plaintiff a Minnesota standard fire insurance policy insuring the furnishings, fixtures, and equipment owned and used by plaintiff in the baking business. Plaintiff was a tenant. In the early morning of April 11, 1956, the thermostatic control on a bake oven failed, and, as a result, the flame inside the gas-fired oven continued to build up to such a degree as to warp and damage the oven to the extent of $2,016.80.…