PRECISION CASTPARTS v. JOHNSON & HIGGINS OF OR

No. A-7612-17887; CA 12768.

607 P.2d 763 (1980)

44 Or.App. 739

PRECISION CASTPARTS Corp., a Corporation, Appellant, v. JOHNSON & HIGGINS OF OREGON, Inc., a Corporation, Respondent, and Argonaut Insurance Company, a Corporation, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Galloway, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Rives, Bonyhadi & Smith, Portland.

Elizabeth K. Reeve, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe and Mark H. Wagner, Portland.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and GILLETTE and ROBERTS, JJ.


GILLETTE, Judge.

Plaintiff brought suit against its insurance agent, Johnson & Higgins ("defendant") and the insurance underwriter who provided coverage, Argonaut Insurance Company,1 seeking to recover for damages it suffered because its 1971-1974 Workmen's Compensation insurance policy did not contain provisions consistent with what it alleges it was led to expect by its insurance agent. The complaint alleges a cause of action in...

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