Hufford v. Cicovich

This is a smoke damage case. Plaintiffs Charles Hufford and wife operated an apparel store in Tacoma, and plaintiff Pacific Outfitting Company, a corporation, operated another such store. Both stores fronted on Broadway in a building which extends from that street to Commerce street, the entrances to the stores on Broadway being on a considerably higher level than the Commerce street entrances. The defendant, George B. Cicovich, operated a restaurant and cocktail lounge on the Commerce street level directly beneath the stores operated by the plaintiffs.

Shortly before midnight on September…