Legal Opinion
Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 16, 1977No. 45761, 45811, 45822, 45929, 46018, 46345, 46427, 46470 and 46494PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERAN, Chief Justice.
This litigation arises out of a 1971 fire that destroyed a portion of a shopping center in Rochester, Minnesota. Plaintiffs are either tenants or the insurers of tenants; all seek recovery from four principal defendants for damages suffered by reason of that fire. Defendants are Yale Engineering, Inc., Thompson-Yaeger, Inc., Tjernlund Manufacturing Co., and Frerichs Our Own Hardware, Inc. Thirteen actions were commenced in the district court, and all were consolidated for trial. The issues were bifurcated, and the matters came on for trial before the court and a jury of…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Rosenberg v. Town of North BergenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Waterway Terminals Co. v. P. S. Lord Mechanical ContractorsOregon Supreme Court · 1965
- Saylor v. HallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- Booth v. Mary Carter Paint CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Skinner v. AndersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by184 opinions
- Lamb v. Wedgewood South Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- In Re Beverly Hills Fire LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Frey Ex Rel. Frey v. SnelgroveSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Zapata v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Twin Falls Clinic & Hospital Building Corp. v. HamillIdaho Supreme Court · 1982
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