Legal Opinion
Hamilton Trucking Service, Inc. v. Automobile Insurance Co. of Hartford
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1951No. 31787PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrady, J.
This action was brought by respondent to recover a loss sustained in the carriage of machinery, which it was claimed was covered by an insurance policy issued by appellant.
On March 31, 1948, respondent was transporting a gang saw consigned to Thompson Falls, Montana. The saw had been loaded on the flat bed of a truck. The height of the load from the ground level to the top of the saw was twelve feet and three inches. The driver of the truck attempted to go through an underpass in Spokane. The clearance was less than the height of the truck and its load. The saw was damaged by coming in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gould Morris Electric Co. v. Atlantic Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
- C. & J. Commercial Driveway, Inc. v. Fidelity & Guaranty Fire Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1932
- Mendelsohn v. Automobile InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Barish-Sanders Motor Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1938
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