Aetna Insurance v. 3 Oaks Wrecking & Lumber Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

On Sunday, June 15, 1969, a clear, hot, dry day, the building at 1406 South Indiana in Chicago caught fire. That building was being demolished by the defendant, 3 Oaks Wrecking and Lumber Company, a partnership (3 Oaks). The fire damaged two nearby buildings. The plaintiff insurers of those two buildings settled claims with their insureds and bring this action as subrogees. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiffs totalling *94,200 and judgments were entered on those verdicts. The defendant appeals contending that the trial…