Legal Opinion
Washington State Hop Producers, Inc. v. Harbor Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 15, 1983No. 4888-8-IIIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoe, C.J.
Plaintiff Washington State Hop Producers appeals a summary judgment entered in favor of defendants Harbor Insurance Company and Puritan Insurance Company.
On October 26, 1979, plaintiff discovered 253 bales (50,853 pounds) of hops in its warehouse had been damaged by "browning". An affidavit submitted by Dr. C. E. Zimmermann, a hop plant physiologist for the United States Department of Agriculture, stated the damage was caused by heat which is "indicative of a chemical oxidation of the humulon, lupulon, and oil in the hop cones", similar to being "charred".
Defendants insured plaintiff's stock…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- LaPlante v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- Ohler v. Tacoma General HospitalWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Witherspoon v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- Western Woolen Mill Co. v. Northern Assur. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- The H. Schumacher Oil Works, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by4 opinions
- J.R. Maffei Richard Maffei Betty J. Maffei v. Northern Insurance Company of New York Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- HOP PRODUCERS v. Harbor Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- J.R. Maffei Richard Maffei Betty J. Maffei v. Northern Insurance Company of New York Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- J.R. Maffei Richard Maffei Betty J. Maffei v. Northern Insurance Company of New York Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993