NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO., INC. v. Commodore Hotel, Inc.

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Action by National Fire Insurance Company, Inc., as subrogee of Mrs. Philip Mushkatin, against Commodore Hotel, Inc., a corporation, to recover the value of a mink jacket stolen from Mrs. Mushkatin while she was attending a luncheon on the defendant’s premises. Plaintiff as insurer of the jacket reimbursed Mrs. Mushkatin for its loss in the sum of $2,000. In this action it seeks to recover this amount from defendant on the ground that responsibility for the loss rests upon the latter.

The trial court found: (1) That the plaintiff was subrogated to the rights of Mrs.…