Royal Indemnity Co. v. Security Truck Lines

Appellant, Royal Indemnity Company, an insurance carrier, brought action against the respondent, Security Truck Lines (hereafter referred to as Security), to recover moneys paid by appellant to its insured, General Petroleum Corporation (hereafter referred to as General Petroleum), for the replacement of a sign at a gasoline service station located on U.S. Highway 101 in Laytonville, California. The complaint alleged that on May 4, 1957, the sign at General Petroleum’s Laytonville station was irreparably damaged by a truck owned by the respondent and operated by its employee, George A. Clark.…