Legal Opinion
Valley Furniture & Interiors, Inc. v. Transportation Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 2, 2001No. 46932-1-IPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
When Transportation Insurance Company (TIC) limited coverage of Valley Furniture’s $205,000 claim of employee dishonesty to $50,000, Valley Furniture sued for declaratory judgment and breach of contract. It claimed that because three employees had participated in the thefts, three “occurrences” of theft for the purposes of insurance coverage had taken place. The trial court dismissed the action on summary judgment. We hold that one series of related acts occurred, and affirm.
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Valley Furniture purchased a business insurance policy from Transportation Insurance Company, which provided coverage…
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