Legal Opinion

Tellepsen Builders, L.P. v. Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided April 15, 2010No. 01-08-00295-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.

Tellepsen Builders, L.P. appeals from summary judgments in favor of Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc. and CBM Engineers, Inc. In its sole issue, Tellepsen asserts that the trial court erred by interpreting the term “property and equipment insurance” in a waiver-of-subrogation clause to include commercial general liability insurance. We reverse the summary judgments and remand for further proceedings.

Background

The contracts in dispute relate to a construction project known as the Phase One Expansion of the Camp Allen Retreat and Conference Center (the Retreat).…

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