Legal Opinion
Lyerla v. AMCO Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 2008No. 07-3104PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
AMCO Insurance Company (AMCO) issued a commercial general liability (CGL) policy to Lyle Lyerla, d/b/a Wildewood Construction (Lyerla). When Lyerla was sued in a dispute arising out of a construction contract, he tendered notice of the suit to AMCO. AMCO refused to defend Lyer-la and after he settled the underlying lawsuit, Lyerla sued AMCO for breach of contract. The district court granted summary judgment for AMCO and this appeal followed. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. Background
In March 2001, Scott Riddlemoser and Kathleen McNulty (Owners) hired Lyerla…
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