Perma Spray Manufacturing Co. v. La France Industries of Miami, Inc.

HENDRY, Judge.

Defendants appeal from a final judgment of the Circuit Court entered pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff.

Plaintiff-appellee was the tenant of the first floor premises at 3900 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, and the appellants occupied the second floor. On October 8, 1961 appellee suffered damages to its property as a result of a fire on the premises.

Plaintiffs introduced evidence to show that on the day in question; two of appellants’ employees spent approximately three hours using an acetylene torch taking steel pipe racks apart; these employees were working…