Transamerica Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Gage Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc., a Corporation

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

Transamerica Insurance Company (Transamerica, appellant), having paid a claim for fire loss on a policy covering a building under construction, brought this action against Gage Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. (Gage, appellee), a subcontractor on the job, alleging that the fire was caused by the negligence of Gage’s employees, and that Gage was therefore liable to Transamerica as a subrogee of the insured. The trial court sustained Gage’s motion for summary judgment, holding that Gage was a coinsured under the policy terms and that the doctrine of subrogation was not…