HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO v. BEEVERS

No. 900.

500 P.2d 444 (1972)

HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, a Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marvin F. BEEVERS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

July 28, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie D. Ringer, Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellant.

J.H. Burttram, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

A car was taken to defendant's business for repair of a leaking gasoline tank. Defendant placed the car in his building, over a pit. His employee removed the drain plug from the gasoline tank, and held a bucket to catch the gasoline draining from the tank by gravity flow. Within a few minutes a fire occurred which resulted in the loss of the car. The owner of the car was insured by plaintiff. Having paid its insured for the value...

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