Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. United Military Supply, Inc.

The defendant corporation operated a general merchandise retail store in a building *428at 538 West Wisconsin avenue, Milwaukee. In addition to a main floor, the store had a rear balcony. This balcony had a rest room, unpartitioned office space, and general storage space. Included in the storage area of the balcony was an electrically operated stenciling machine, which was used by the defendant to apply decals to T-shirts and sweat shirts.

The evidence conclusively demonstrates that the fire was confined to the balcony area and was caused by the stenciling machine. The fire caused damages in the…