Oakdale Building Corp. v. Smithereen Co.

Mr. Presiding Justice Friend

delivered the opinion • of the court.

Oakdale Building Corporation and the two individual plaintiffs brought suit for damages to real and personal property caused by a fire alleged to have been occasioned through the negligence of'defendant. The jury returned verdicts in favor of the defendant against all the plaintiffs. Motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdicts and for a new trial were overruled by the court and judgment was entered for defendant, from which plaintiffs appeal.

There is substantially no dispute as to the salient facts. The Oakdale Building…