B & K Rentals & Sales Co. v. Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.

CHASANOW, Judge.

Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. (Universal), through its subsidiary, Winstead Co., Inc., owned and operated a tobacco warehouse. B & K Rentals and Sales Co., Inc. (B & K) leased a portion of the warehouse to store equipment used in its business of renting scaffolding and seating for public gatherings. A fire broke out at the warehouse destroying most of B & K’s equipment. Contending that the negligence of Universal and its employees caused the fire, B & K brought an action for damages against Universal in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.

On the day of the fire, two of…