State v. Rubbermaid Inc.

SILAK, Justice.

' This is an appeal by the State of Idaho and its insurers (the State) from a summary judgment entered by the district court in favor of the respondent Rubbermaid Inc. (Rubbermaid), in a case arising out of the January 1,1992 fire in the Idaho State Capitol Building which originated from a smoldering cigarette deposited in a wastebasket allegedly manufactured by Rubbermaid. We vacate the order of summary judgment and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On January 1, 1992, a part-time public…