Isaacson Iron Works v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.

— Isaacson Iron Works, a corporation, the plaintiff in this action, during the month of October, 1934, agreed, as a sub-contractor, to erect the necessary steel frame for a large illuminated sign which it was desired to place upon the roof of a building in Seattle. The building had a false roof, covering concrete. In order to anchor the steel frame to the solid concrete slab, plaintiff cut many holes through the false roof. On the afternoon of October 19th, plaintiff’s workmen, on quitting work for the day, left a number of these holes uncovered, and as it happened to rain that night, water…