Kemper National Insurance Companies v. Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.

JOHNSTONE, Justice.

On November 7,1996, a fire ravaged the Heaven Hill facility located in Nelson County, Kentucky. The fire destroyed seven warehouses containing bourbon whiskey. Heaven Hill had already sold the bourbon to various customers and was merely storing it while it aged, prior to bottling. The owners of the bourbon, through their insurance companies as subrogees, sued Heaven Hill claiming negligence. Most of the litigation was consolidated in the Jefferson Circuit Court in Frank Linn Distilled, Products Limited, et al. v. Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., Civil Action No. 97-CI-2057.…