Weinhart v. Ætna Insurance

Following a fire on May 7,1952, on the third floor of a business building in Detroit, Michigan, the appellee insurance companies paid to the owners of the building $18,485 under their policies of insurance to cover the cost of repairs for the damage caused by the fire. As subrogees of the owners, the appellees brought this action against the appellant to recover the amounts so paid, alleging that the fire was caused by his negligence.

In preparing the building for new tenants, the owners had contracted with the appellant for the removal by him of certain pipe in the building, which passed…