Cle Elum Bowl, Inc. v. North Pacific Insurance

Cle Elum Bowl, Inc., leased a building from Robert and Sena Lanphere and opened a bowling alley. Pursuant to its lease agreement, Cle Elum bought general liability insurance for its business from North Pacific Insurance Company. Cle Elum also promised to remove ice and snow from the building. When the bowling alley roof collapsed due to a heavy accumulation of snow, Mr. Lanphere sued Cle Elum. North Pacific denied coverage under the liability policy and refused to defend against the claim. Cle Elum’s suit against North Pacific for coverage was dismissed on summary judgment and it and third…