Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. Stancraft Corp.

Appeal has been taken from the district court of the eleventh judicial district of the State of Montana, in and for the County of Flathead, following the entry of a judgment to recover the value of a certain twenty-seven foot sailboat, Corus II, which was destroyed by fire on March 9, 1966 while in the possession of the defendants for storage and repairs.

The complaint alleges defendants’ negligence in the course of a bailment. Plaintiff Aetna Life and Casualty Company, sought damages of $4,500, the amount it had paid the owner, David Miller, under subrogation rights contained in an insurance…