Scott & Payne v. Potomac Insurance Co.

The trial court awarded plaintiffs a judgment against defendant for amounts expended by plaintiffs to settle a claim against plaintiffs for alleged malpractice on their part as professional architects. Plaintiffs were the named insureds in “Architect’s Professional Liability” policies issued by defendant. This action is founded on these policies. For convenience we will refer to them as “policy.” Defendant denied any liability within the terms of its policies for the claim made against plaintiffs. Defendant appeals. We will review the facts before mentioning the assignments of error.

During…