Buccaneer Line, Inc. v. Owens-Illinois Inter America Corp.

RAWLS, Judge.

Appellants-defendants have instigated the instant appeal from a jury verdict finding them both liable for the value of plaintiff’s glassware which was destroyed in a warehouse fire.

Defendant, Buccaneer, occupied the east one-third, and defendant, Florida Towing, the west two-thirds of a 180 by 90 foot corrugated metal warehouse. The warehouse area of the two companies was divided by a partition constructed of 4 by 8 inch studs with 8 inch tongue and grooved paneling. The partition extended from floor to ceiling with the exception of an 8 or 10 foot opening at the peak of the…