Western Food Products Co. v. United States Fire Insurance

Parks, J.:

Plaintiff, Western Food Products Co., Inc., was the owner of an airplane insured by defendant, United States Fire Insurance Company. The plane was totally destroyed in a crash on January 5, 1981, and plaintiff filed a claim for its loss with the insurer. Defendant denied coverage for the loss and plaintiff filed this action. Both parties requested summary judgment based on stipulated facts and the trial court granted judgment to defendant insurer. Plaintiff appeals.

The parties stipulated that at the time of the crash, the airplane was being operated by Charles Newton Benscheidt, who…