Belden Manufacturing Co. v. Chicago Threaded Fasteners, Inc.

The plaintiff, Belden Manufacturing Co., a lessor, appeals from an order dismissing Count I of its complaint which charged its lessee, the defendant, Chicago Threaded Fasteners, Inc., with negligence in the use and operation of an incinerator which caused a fire and resulted in damage to the plaintiff’s property.

In 1961 the plaintiff leased a portion of a building it owned to the defendant for a period of five years. In addition to the usual terms contained in such instruments, the lease provided that;

“. . . Lessee will keep said premises ... in good repair . . . and upon the termination of…