Adams v. City of Tenakee Springs

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In 1993 a fire destroyed several buildings in Tenakee Springs, including the Tenakee Inn. Michael and Bettye Adams, owners of the Inn, filed an action against the City, alleging that the City was negligent in fighting the fire and that its negligence was the proximate cause of the Inn’s destruction. Following trial, the jury found that the City was not negligent. This appeal arises principally out of the superior court’s decision to grant the City’s pre-trial motion to exclude evidence that the City inadequately staffed its fire department. We must decide…