Union Oil Co. of California v. Hudson Oil Co.

STRUCKMEYER, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Union Oil Company from an order of the superior court vacating a default judgment. Judgment affirmed.

Appellant Union Oil Company owned and operated a petroleum distributing business in Phoenix, Arizona. Adjacent to its premises was a gasoline service station operated under the name of “Hudson Oil.” On June 22, 1977, a grass fire caused extensive damage to Union’s warehouse and its contents. On August 15, 1977, Union notified Hudson at its Kansas City, Kansas office by letter of the fire and resulting damage. It asserted in the letter that Hudson’s…