DeJonge v. Mutual of Enumclaw

This is a declaratory judgment action in which plaintiffs seek a determination that Mutual of Enumclaw (Mutual) is estopped to deny insurance coverage on a civil claim in which it was asserted that plaintiffs had negligently sold alcoholic beverages to a minor. A jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiffs appeal from that judgment. We affirm.

Plaintiffs purchased a small grocery store in 1980. The previous owners had obtained their insurance from Keesecker, an independent insurance agent. Plaintiffs…