Commercial Distribution Center, Inc. v. St. Regis Paper Co.

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff is the owner of an underground refrigeration facility, which was equipped with brine lines suspended from the ceiling, which lines carried coolant in two of its storage rooms. On August 24, 1977, the support system of the brine lines in the two storage rooms collapsed, resulting in merchandise in storage being crushed and destroyed by the brine lines and the spilled brine. In January, 1982, plaintiff’s first amended petition was filed against all defendants alleging claims for damages in strict liability (defective design, materials or manufacture of the…