Shafer v. United States Casualty Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Irwin, J., entered September 3, 1915, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
Respondents had judgment for recovery on a policy of elevator insurance. The facts on which the same was based are, briefly, these: On November 23, 1913, appellant executed and delivered to respondents a policy of insurance, whereby it agreed to indemnify them against loss for damages on account of bodily injuries accidentally suffered by any person while entering or alighting from the elevators in a certain building in Seattle, Washington, owned by respondents, and in case of suit to defend such action and to pay expenses and costs. On May 10, 1914, while the policy was in full force and…
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