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ALDERMAN'S INC. v. SHANKS

No. C4-93-1006.

536 N.W.2d 4 (1995)

ALDERMAN'S INC., et al., Respondents, v. Robert SHANKS, d/b/a Shanks Heating, Defendant, Duane A. Roberts, d/b/a Roberts Drug & Hallmark Card Shop, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Cosgrove, Cosgrove, Flynn & Gaskins, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Joseph F. Lulic, Margaret K. Ackerman, Hanson, Lulic & Krall, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

GARDEBRING, Justice.

This case requires us to interpret various provisions of the Uniform Fire Code (UFC) and determine its application in a negligence action resulting from a fire which caused considerable property damage, but no loss of life. Primarily, we are asked to determine whether a violation of the UFC constitutes negligence as a matter of law and if so, under what circumstances the UFC's grandfather clause precludes liability for nonconforming...

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