Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Beisner
Idaho Court of Appeals
Decided December 14, 1992No. 19125PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILAK, Judge.
On the night of October 7, 1988, the office building of Dr. Edward G. Ryan, an optometrist, caught fire and was destroyed. Ryan and his insurer, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, 1 sued Karl Beisner, an electrician, claiming that the fire started as a result of Beisner’s negligence as he installed “trac” lighting in the building earlier that day. Beisner moved for summary judgment, asserting that there was no competent evidence to show that the fire was caused by any negligent act on his part. The district court granted Beisner’s motion for summary judgment, and Ryan appeals.…
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