Legal Opinion

Graff v. Allstate Insurance

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 4, 2002No. 28176-7-IIPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBridgewater, J.

— Allstate Insurance Company appeals the grant of summary judgment and attorney fees in favor of the plaintiff, Harry Graff, an Allstate policyholder, on his breach of contract claim. After a tenant’s methamphetamine laboratory damaged his rental house, Graff filed a *801claim with Allstate for his cleanup expenses. Allstate denied Graff’s claim, citing the policy’s contamination exclusion. We hold that operation of a methamphetamine laboratory is vandalism, a covered event under the policy, and the claim is not barred due to the contamination exclusion. We affirm.

Graff owns a house in the city…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Wilson v. SteinbachWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Olympic Steamship Co., Inc. v. Centennial Ins. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1991
  4. McDonald v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Central Washington Bank v. Mendelson-Zeller, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. American States Insurance v. Rancho San Marcos Properties, L.L.C.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2004
  5. DeVeny v. HadallerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007

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