Puget Sound Lumber Co. v. Mechanics' & Traders' Insurance

Puget Sound Lumber Company, a corporation, the plaintiff in this action, has for several years owned and operated a sawmill in the city of Tacoma. Sometime prior to May 7, 1930, on which date the mill plant was destroyed by fire, plaintiff had taken out policies of use and occupancy insurance in the aggregate sum of $88,300. Of this gross amount, the five defendant insurance companies had written policies aggregating $11,000, and, the matter of defendants’ liability upon these policies being disputed, plaintiff instituted actions against these defendants based upon their policies. The five…