People v. Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance

In an action for declaratory relief brought by plaintiff, People of the State of California, against defendants Globe and Rutgers Fire Insurance Company, a corporation, 1 and Carl N. Swenson Company, a corporation, 2 plaintiff recovered judgment against Globe in the sum of $2,051.01. Judgment that plaintiff take nothing was rendered in favor of Swenson. Globe alone appealed.

Facts

Although the items are disputed, there is practically no dispute as to the facts. The State of California, through the Board of State Harbor Commissioners, in 1943 entered into a contract with Swenson under which the…