Legal Opinion
Wellbrock v. Assurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 20, 1998No. 20603-0-IIPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoughton, C.J.
Marlene Wellbrock and her four children brought suit against Assurance Company of America, Inc. (Assurance), Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Inc., Bowen Development Company, Inc., and Richard and Kathleen Bowen (Bowen) seeking damages associated with the death of Varianne F. Wellbrock. They allege that Bowen Development Company negligently damaged certain trees on property adjacent to Marlene and Varianne Wellbrock’s residence. Such damage eventually caused one of the trees to fall onto the Wellbrock property, killing Varianne Wellbrock.
Wellbrock filed a lawsuit against Bowen. Richard Bowen…
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