DeWitt Construction Inc. v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance

Opinion by Judge GOULD; Concurrence by Judge HILL.

OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, in a case with jurisdiction based on diversity, follows the district court’s grant of summary judgment in an insurance contract dispute about two commercial liability insurance policies purchased by DeWitt Construction, Inc. (“DeWitt”) from Travelers Property Casualty Co.1 (“Travelers”). DeWitt, a sub*1132contractor on a major development project, negligently installed cement piles, and thereafter had to install new piles that were satisfactory. The initial substandard- performance by DeWitt gave rise to…