Beatrice Foods Co. v. Proctor & Schwartz, Inc.

BECK, Judge:

Appellee Beatrice Foods Co. (“Beatrice”) is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Chicago, Illinois. Beatrice owns and operates a manufacturing and packaging business in Berlin, Maryland. In June, 1977, a fire broke out in the Berlin plant causing extensive damage to Beatrice’s property and business. Beatrice initiated a suit in Philadelphia against two defendants, Proctor & Schwartz, Inc., the manufacturer of the equipment in which the fire allegedly began, and Celotex Corporation (“Celotex”), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in…