Uren v. Dakota Dust-Tex, Inc.

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Paul Uren has appealed from a summary judgment dismissing his action against Dakota Dust-Tex, Inc. (“Dakota”) for damages resulting from a fire in a building leased to Dakota by Uren. We conclude that (1) Dakota was an implied co-insured under Uren’s property insurance policy and subrogation was therefore barred; (2) Dakota was not hable for lost rents; (3) Dakota was not liable for Uren’s insurance deductible and travel expenses to view the damaged building; and (4) an attorney’s travel expenses to attend a pretrial product inspection were not recoverable as costs or…