Maharias v. WEATHERS BROTHERS MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY

The nonsuit was entered at the close of plaintiff's evidence, which tends to show the following particulars:

Plaintiff is the owner of the Quonset Hut Restaurant located in Charlotte. Defendant owns a warehouse in which it stores and refinishes used furniture. The warehouse is about 4 feet south and to the rear of the restaurant. About 10:00 P.M. on 9 June 1961 a fire started in a room in the northwest corner of the warehouse and spread to other parts of the warehouse and to plaintiff’s establishment, causing fire, water and smoke damage to plaintiff’s place of business and its contents. The…