Legal Opinion

Tacoma Lumber & Shingle Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 20, 1915No. 12572PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Bell, J., entered July 7, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action on a fire insurance policy, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.

Appeal from a judgment sustaining a recovery upon a fire insurance policy. The facts are about these: On May 19, 1912, Calhoun, Denny & Ewing, agents at Seattle for several fire insurance companies, including the *80Royal Insurance Company and appellant, wrote a policy in the Royal Insurance Company covering the property of respondent, and delivered the same to it. About the last of August a special agent of the Royal Insurance Company instructed Calhoun, Denny & Ewing to cancel this policy. Mr. Arnold, manager of the insurance department of Calhoun, Denny & Ewing, sought to inform respondent by…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hermann v. Niagara Fire InsururanceNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  2. Commercial Union Assurance Co. v. State ex rel. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  3. John R. Davis Lumber Co. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Clark v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1896
  5. Waterloo Lumber Co. v. Des Moines InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bache v. Great Lakes Insurance Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Pelaggi Co. v. Orient Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1930
  3. Violette v. Insurance Co. of PennsylvaniaWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Wells Petroleum Co. v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1954
  5. Snavely v. London Assurance Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1924

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