Legal Opinion
California Traditions, Inc. v. Claremont Liability Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 21, 2011No. D057154PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDONALD, J.
California Traditions, Inc. (California Traditions), the developer of a housing development, hired Ja-Con Systems, Inc. (Ja-Con), to perform the rough framing work for 30 residential units in the development. Ja-Con was insured under a comprehensive general liability (CGL) policy issued by Claremont Liability Insurance Company (Claremont). A buyer of one of the units sued California Traditions for defective construction, and California Traditions cross-complained against Ja-Con for indemnity.
Claremont initially provided a defense for Ja-Con but subsequently withdrew its…
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