Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Whitman county, Miller, J., entered December 15, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for negligence.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
One L. M. Lester, the owner of a stock of general merchandise in the town of Winona, insured it with the plaintiff, a corporation engaged in the fire insurance business, in the sum of $2,000, which was less than its value. On August 3, 1907, the property was totally destroyed by fire which, it is alleged, originated through the negligence of the defendant company. The plaintiff paid Lester the amount of the insurance and, by articles of subrogation, took an assignment of his claim against the defendant to the extent of the amount paid. The defendant, at and before the date of the fire, was…
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