BELDEN PORTER COMPANY v. Kimball Co., Inc.

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict finding defendant 60-percent negligent and plaintiff 40-percent negligent in an accident causing the explosion of a steam boiler, the burner and controls for which were installed by defendant as a subcontractor of plaintiff. We affirm.

Defendant assigns three errors as a basis for its appeal, namely, (1) that the evidence is not sufficient to establish a causal connection between the occurrence of the accident and a negligent act or omission attributable to defendant; (2) that the court permitted an expert witness to answer a…