Pace v. Loyal Order of Moose, Metairie Lodge 2195
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
WICKER, Judge.
The Loyal Order of Moose, Metairie Lodge #2195 (MOOSE LODGE), and its insurer, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Compa*300ny, appeal a judgment finding them liable for damages to Charles Pace. The issue is proof of causation of a fire. We affirm.
Pace owned a decades-old building at 801 Jefferson Highway which he leased to the Moose Lodge in 1979. On the day of the fire, October 16, 1983, the Moose Lodge was being used for a social affair, with some members of the Lodge in attendance and supervising the affair. Twenty minutes after these members left the building, witnesses saw smoke coming…
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