Anderson v. Burdick Grain Co.

OPINION

WOZNIAK, Judge.

Burdick Grain Co. appeals from the denial of its motions for judgment n.o.v. or for new trial. It contends that the court erred by submitting an instruction on res ipsa loquitur to the jury. The jury found that Burdick’s negligence was a direct cause of the elevator fire resulting in damage to the plaintiff’s property. We affirm.

FACTS

Plaintiffs are residents of St. Louis Park in the vicinity of Burdick Grain Co. On May 11, 1977 an explosion in a Burdick elevator damaged their property. Several neighborhood witnesses heard or saw the elevator explode. Some testified that…