Vandivort Construction Co. v. Seattle Tennis Club

Vandivort Construction Company, a Washington corporation, appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for its third-party liability insurer, United States Fire Insurance Company, in Vandivort’s action to recover increased construction costs resulting from an earthslide caused by Vandivort’s negligence.

Vandivort contracted with the Seattle Tennis Club to construct a concrete building housing six tennis courts. On September 22, 1966, during construction, an earthslide damaged the site. Immediate remedial work was undertaken to prevent increased damages from the slide and, in…