Jennie-O Foods, Inc. v. Safe-Glo Products Corp.

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Appellant moved unsuccessfully for summary judgment on the ground that respondent was precluded from recovering in tort by the economic loss doctrine set out in Minn.Stat. § 604.10(a). A jury then determined that appellant was liable for fire damage to respondent’s property. Appellant challenges the denial of summary judgment, the sufficiency of the evidence on causation, certain of the trial court’s evidentiary decisions, and the denial of appellant’s motion for a new trial. We conclude that respondent is not a merchant of heaters within the meaning of Minn.Stat. §…