Appalachian Insurance Company v. G. B. Knutson

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendants-appellees based upon the parties’ stipulation of facts. Plaintiff-appellant, a fire insurance carrier for Baumritter Furniture Company, brought this action as Baumritter’s subrogee to recover for a loss of furniture during a fire while the furniture was being stored by the insured in a warehouse located in a complex of buildings in Kansas City, Kansas. The furniture was stored in a building designated as the “J” Building which was operated by the appellees Balliet as a public warehouse. Adjoining the “J” Building and…