EAGLE PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY v. CHRISTENSEN MOTOR YACHT CORPORATION

No. 65883-8.

959 P.2d 1052 (1998)

135 Wash.2d 894

EAGLE PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. CHRISTENSEN MOTOR YACHT CORPORATION, a Washington corporation; The Christensen Group, Inc., a Washington corporation; and David H. Christensen and Jane Doe Christensen, husband and wife, and their marital community, Defendants, and Christensen Shipyards, Limited, a Washington corporation, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided July 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McEwen & Gisvold, Russ Weed, Helen Dziuba, Portland, Lane & Marshall, Philip Marshall, Vancouver, for Petitioner.

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, Scott Henrie, Margaret Sundberg, Seattle, for Respondent.


DOLLIVER, Justice.

Eagle Pacific Insurance Company (Eagle Pacific) filed an action against Christensen Motor Yacht Corporation (CMYC) to recover unpaid insurance premiums. Because CMYC was insolvent, Eagle Pacific sought to recover the debt from Christensen Group, Inc. (CGI), Christensen Shipyards, Limited (CSL), and David Christensen personally.

The Court of Appeals held CSL was liable for CMYC's debts under the successor liability doctrine. Eagle Pac...

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