KINGSTON v. GREAT SOUTHWEST FIRE INS. CO.

No. 15323.

578 P.2d 1278 (1978)

J. O. KINGSTON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GREAT SOUTHWEST FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl E. Kingston, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Hanson, Russon, Hanson, & Dunn, Timothy R. Hanson, Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


ELLETT, Chief Justice:

The only issue involved in this case is this: Did the appellant have an insurable interest in the warehouse that was destroyed by fire?

The appellant owned a warehouse and had insurance on it with the respondent company. Just prior to the fire, Salt Lake City Corporation filed a suit in condemnation seeking to condemn the property in question. Thereafter, and prior to the fire, the city was granted an order of immediate occupancy. Despite...

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