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Fire damage results in destruction of business

 

FIRE

The Plaintiff sued for property damage as a result of a fire allegedly started by the Defendant. Both the Plaintiff and the Defendant were tenants in the building that caught fire and resulted in the complete destruction of the premises. The Plaintiff claimed that a space heater used by the Defendant ignited a cardboard box which started the fire. The Defendant argued that the cause of the fire could not be determined.

Demand
$350,000

Offer
None

Result
Defense verdict 

Venue

Greene County

Judge
Nalitz

Attorney
Paul J. Walsh III

Tried

April 2001