Continental Building Corp. v. Union Oil Co. of California

Plaintiffs, Continental Building Corporation, Continental Envelope Corporation, and Continental Envelope Corporation of Genoa (Continental), appeal from the circuit court’s order dismissing count X of their amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint sought to recover damages for extensive damage to their real and personal property caused by a major fire which originated in a warehouse containing defendant’s, Union Oil Company of California’s (Union Oil), containers of solid and liquid chemicals which were “highly flammable, combustible and…