Legal Opinion
Gruol Construction Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 15, 1974No. 2198-1PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFarris, J.
— Insurance Company of North America and Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company appeal from the trial court’s finding that each of them is jointly and severally liable to Gruol Construction Company, Inc., and Kenneth R. Gruol and Carol Gruol, his wife, for damages caused by dry rot to the foundation of an apartment building.
Gruol entered the construction business in 1946 and since that time has engaged in both residential and commercial construction. In 1963 he built the apartment building in question. In December 1963, he entered into an earnest money agreement for the sale of the building to…
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