Herberg v. Swartz

Appellant Real Estate Consultants, Inc., appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict in two actions which were consolidated for trial. We affirm.

Appellant purchased the Chieftain Hotel in August of 1973. On October 19, 1973, the hotel was inspected for compliance with the state's minimum fire and life safety standards for transient accommodations. Although approximately 23 state fire code violations were discovered, appellant was given 5 1/2 months to correct them.

Two months later, on December 19, 1973, an arson fire was started on the hotel's first floor. At this time most of the fire code…