Ringaard v. Allen Lubricating Co.

Fullerton, O. J.

In this action the appellant, Ringaard, sought to recover from the respondent, Allen Lubricating Company, Inc., the value of an automobile which was destroyed by fire. The action was tried by the court sitting without a jury, resulting in a dismissal of the action.

The facts involved are not complicated. The respondent, at the time the accident occurred, as a part of its business, dealt in gasoline. It had a number of customers in and surrounding the city of Auburn, in King county, and these it supplied with gasoline by hauling it to them in a Garford Tank Truck. The truck was…