Meyer v. Pacific Employers Insurance

NOURSE, J. pro tem. *

The plaintiffs by their complaint in this action sought a judgment declaring their rights and the liabilities of the respondent under a policy of liability insurance issued by respondent to M. R. Peck and Earl P. Kent, Jr., doing business as M. R. Peck & Son, a copartnership, and each plaintiff sought judgment against respondent for the amount of the judgment obtained by him or her against M. R. Peck and Earl P. Kent, Jr., in an action in the municipal court. The facts are not in dispute.

The partnership drilled a water well on property adjacent to that of plaintiffs. In…