Houston v. SEC. Storage Co. of Washington

Appellants, Stuart and Mary Houston and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, contest the dismissal of their tort and contract claims against appellee, Security Storage Company of Washington. This action arose from a failure of Security Storage to redeliver the full contents of a suitcase, filled with valuable items of silver and silverware, deposited by Mr. Houston in its silver vaults. The Houstons, who had previously insured the valuable items with State Farm under a homeowner’s policy, then reported the loss to that carrier. State Farm paid the Houstons $8,118.63, the value of the missing…