Pappadakis v. Netherlands Fire & Life Insurance

This action is based upon fire insurance policies issued by the defendants. The cause was tried to the court without a jury and resulted in findings of fact, conclusions of law and a judgment sustaining a recovery in the sum of $600. From this judgment, the defendants appeal.

The respondent, under the name of the Athenian Confectionery & Bakery, operated a bakery in Pike Place Market, in the city of Seattle. Upon his fixtures and stock of supplies, the appellants had issued fire insurance policies, each of which provided “against all direct loss or damage by fire.” In Pike Place Market, there…