Ledford v. Gutoski

This action for defense costs and indemnity is brought by third-party plaintiff Kuhl against his insurer, third-party defendant Northwest Farm Bureau Insurance Company (Northwest). Kuhl appeals from a partial summary judgment for Northwest, assigning error to the trial court’s holding that Northwest had no duty either to defend him in the underlying action or to indemnify him for the settlement. We affirm.

Northwest issued Kuhl a Home Insurance Policy in which it promised to pay

‘ ‘ on behalf of the insured for damages from bodily injury or property damage caused by an occurrence, if the…