St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. v. Watkins

This is a subrogation action brought by plaintiffs to recover for fire loss allegedly caused by defendant, an electrical contractor who was engaged to perform electrical work at the KGW television and radio station in Portland. The action was tried before the court without a jury and a judgment rendered for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.

KGW had contracted with defendant to install electrical service into a film processing laboratory. The installation required the defendant to work on a large panel with electrical cables, wires, buss bars, and various switches located inside the panel. In…