Imperial Die Casting Co. v. Covil Insulation Co.

Littlejohn, Justice:

This action arose from a fire which burned part of the building rented by Imperial Die Casting Co. (Imperial) from Arthur L. Moore, G. Donald Moore, Ann M. Moore, and Fannie M. Reese (landlords). As a result of the fire, Imperial had a portion of its equipment and supplies damaged and had its business operations suspended for several months; the landlords were required to repair the damages to the building and lost the rent from Imperial during the repairs.

Imperial and the landlords brought this actiop together and joined as defendants Covil Insulating Co. (Covil), North…