Legal Opinion
National Grocery Co. v. Kotzebue Fur & Trading Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1940No. 27840PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
Plaintiff obtained a judgment against defendant Kotzebue Fur & Trading Company August 14, 1937. June 1, 1937, a store and its contents in Kotzebue, Alaska, were completely destroyed by fire. Insurance companies which had issued policies thereon adjusted the loss and agreed to pay to those who had caused the insurance to be effected in the sum of $5,500, less costs incurred in investigating the claim. Plaintiff, pursuing the theory that the Kotzebue Fur & Trading Company was the actual owner of the property lost in the fire, garnished the insurance companies. By stipulation entered into…
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