United States v. Great American Indemnity Co. Of New York

ORR, Circuit Judge.

The United States of America owns a building in a place known as Coulee Dam, Washington. This building is occupied in part by agencies of the United States and the remaining part is leased to various tenants. The United States did not undertake to procure public liability insurance on the entire building but instead required each individual tenant to secure insurance for the particular space occupied. The United States was named as an assured in the various policies.

The building is divided into two separate parts by a solid brick wall. On the east side of the wall is a…