Truck Insurance Exchange v. Merrell

Plaintiff, Truck Insurance Exchange (Truck) brought this action to obtain a declaratory judgment that there was no coverage under its insurance policy issued to Denton H. Merrell, d/b/a Denny Merrell Construction Company (Merrell) in connection with claims brought against Merrell by Publishers Forest Products Company of Washington for damages from a forest fire which allegedly had been caused by Merrell's negligence. The trial judge held for the plaintiff, excluding coverage under Truck's policy for damage. This appeal follows.

Issues

1. Whether the trial court erred in finding that plaintiff…