Lukenbill v. Longfellow Corporation

This action was brought to recover damages as the consequence of a fire which destroyed plaintiff’s personal property. The parties to this appeal occupy the same relative positions as in the trial court, and we shall continue to refer to them by their trial court designation.

Plaintiff was a tenant in defendant’s apartment building. On April 24, 1956, at approximately 12:57 a. m., a fire occurred in the apartment building which destroyed plaintiff’s third floor apartment. The fire was discovered in the attic about an hour after plaintiff retired for the evening. The plaintiff’s competent and…