Reich v. Tharp

This appeal and cross-appeal arise ultimately out of an action brought for damages caused by a fire on December 25, 1980, that was alleged to have originated in the second-floor apartment of the defendant Mildred Tharp. The fire damaged not only the building in which her apartment was located but also personal property, namely, merchandise, dry goods, and materials, which was associated with the first-floor business, known as Hill’s Shoe Store and Ready to Wear, operated by the defendants Dennis Hill and Carolyn Hill. The fire also damaged the nearby premises of the plaintiff Ruby Hester and…