Legal Opinion
Vernon Williams & Son Construction, Inc. v. Continental Insurance Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1979PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FONES, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether Continental Insurance Company’s comprehensive general liability policy provided coverage to its insured Vernon Williams and Sons Construction Company for its failure to perform a construction contract in a workmanlike manner.
The Williams Company’s liability' to Mitchell Steel Company for faulty construction of an addition to a warehouse was established in a prior lawsuit that contestant refused to defend upon the ground that its policy provided no coverage for the claims presented by Mitchell Steel.
Mitchell Steel’s counter-claim to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Hamilton Die Cast, Inc. v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Haugan v. Home Indemnity CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
- Federal Insurance Company v. PAT Homes, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1976
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. CossCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. BrochuIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
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- Travelers Indemnity Co. of America v. Moore & Associates, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2007
- Sturla, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceHawaii Supreme Court · 1984
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