Hardware Mutual Insurance v. Valentine

This is an appeal by defendants from a judgment rendered upon a motion made by plaintiff upon the grounds that all the material issues in the case had been finally and conclusively determined in another action and that there were no issues undetermined or left to be tried.

There is no dispute as to the facts, which are substantially as follows: Plaintiff is an insurance carrier and had a policy of fire insurance on a building known as the Knickerbocker Hotel in San Diego. Defendant Valentine was a tenant occupying a portion of said building and conducting a photographic studio therein. On June…