Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. Morse

Knutson, Justice.

This is' an appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to an order of the trial court granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict after a verdict by the jury in favor of plaintiff.

This case arises out of a fire which occurred in the Willard Hotel in St. Paul on December 13, 1955. As a result of the fire, tenants in the building sustained extensive property damage. Numerous actions were commenced against the owner of the building on the theory that the fire was negligently caused by his employee and servant. The actions were consolidated in one trial for the purpose of…