St. John Bank & Trust Co. v. City of St. John

SIMON, Judge.

Defendant City of St. John appeals from a judgment for plaintiff St. John Bank & Trust Co. in an action for damage to property caused by a fire. The fire was intentionally set by a member of the St. John Police Department. Plaintiff, as trustee of a trust, owned the property, a movie theater, but did not operate the theater. Damages, therefore, were based solely on the damage to the building. Liability was premised on the city’s failure to use ordinary care in supervising its police force. We affirm.

At the outset, we note that there was no issue in this case as to the city’s…