LIEBERMAN v. ATLANTIC MUT. INS. CO.

No. 36435.

62 Wn.2d 922 (1963)

385 P.2d 53

MENDEL H. LIEBERMAN et al., Appellants, v. ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

September 19, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levinson & Friedman, for appellants.

Bogle, Bogle & Gates, for respondents.


FINLEY, J.

On May 1, 1959, W.R. Nelson, the documented owner of the Jamene, wilfully and deliberately ignited gasoline vapor in the Jamene while it was docked in Seattle, thereby causing an explosion and ensuing fire which virtually destroyed the vessel. Subsequently, Mendel Lieberman and Meyer Winkleman (plaintiffs-appellants), in their individual capacities, brought this suit against nine insurance companies (defendants-respondents) to recover for...

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