R. O. H. Properties, Inc. v. Westside Electric Co.

Banke, Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant is the owner of an apartment building which was damaged by fire. The defendantappellee, an electrical contracting company, installed the wiring in the building. The plaintiff filed this suit alleging that the defendant had installed the wiring in a negligent and faulty manner and that the fire resulted from this negligence. This appeal follows a jury verdict in favor of the defendant.

The plaintiff presented an expert at trial who testified that a number of the electrical wires in the ceiling of the damaged building ran across the sharp edges of metal…