Milwaukee Mutual Insurance Company v. J.P. Larsen, Inc.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Insurance
Citation
Case Number: 
2011 IL App (1st) 101316
Decision Date: 
Monday, August 15, 2011
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 1st Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
LAMPKIN
Complaint alleged property damage to condominium from water leakage due to design and/or construction defects. Underlying pleadings sufficiently established that plaintiff insurer had a duty to defend window sealant subcontractor, to whom it provided CGL and umbrella insurance, in a third-party action alleging that subcontractor negligently completed its work. Pleadings alleged property damage and "occurrence" that bring the cause within, or potentially within, CGL policy coverage. (HALL and ROCHFORD, concurring.)