Rochester Wood Specialties, Inc. v. Rions

Theodore b. Knudson, Justice. *

Appeal from a judgment entered for defendant notwithstanding the verdict.

From 1961 to January 22, 1967, defendant, Victor L. Rions, operated the Cascade Bowling Lanes outside the city limits of Rochester, Minnesota. Plaintiff, Rochester Wood Specialties, Inc., d. b. a. A1 Johnson Company, was located in the basement of the bowling alley. Plaintiff manufactured specialty items and was in the home improvement business.

On January 22, 1967, the building housing the Cascade Lanes, Rochester Wood Specialties, Inc., and the A1 Johnson Company burned down. It was a…