Liability Affirmation for Property Fire Damage

A party appealed a judgment that held them liable for damages resulting from a fire that started on their property and spread to a neighbor's, arguing that the lower court failed to consider evidence suggesting the fire was caused by an outside fault, not their own. The highest court rejected the appeal, affirming that the lower court, in applying the presumption of liability for things under one's control, correctly found that the appellant had not provided sufficient proof to overcome this presumption by establishing that the fire was exclusively due to an external, irresistible, and unforeseeable event.