Western Washington Corp. v. Ferrellgas, Inc.

— The Western Washington Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventists (the Church) sued its heating contractor and its propane supplier for fire damage to its partially constructed building. The suit was brought on behalf of the Church’s property insurer, who claimed subrogation rights against the allegedly negligent heating contractor, Art & Sons, Inc., and the propane supplier, Ferrellgas, Inc. Art & Sons and Ferrellgas each moved for summary judgment, arguing that the insurer had no subrogation rights (1) because Art & Sons and Ferrellgas are co-insureds under the insurance policy, and (2)…