Commonwealth Insurance Co. of America v. Grays Harbor County

— This action arises out of a dispute between Grays Harbor County (County) and its property insurer, Commonwealth Insurance Company, and concerns the extent of coverage for earthquake damage to the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in July 1999. Both parties submitted cost of repairs estimates to the city building official who was responsible for issuing the necessary building permit. But the County’s estimate was much higher than Commonwealth’s because the County included alterations that the city building official required to correct certain nonconforming conditions in the building. When the…