Aecon Buildings, Inc. v. Vandermolen Construction Co.

¶1 Aecon, a general contractor, took a default judgment against subcontractor Casebeer and his company, Chinook, when they failed to appear in a construction defect lawsuit. Chinook’s insurer, Hartford, moved to vacate the default order on the equitable ground that Aecon failed to notify Hartford when it filed suit and served Casebeer. Hartford appeared and contested the *736motion for default judgment. The trial court denied Hartford’s motion to vacate the default and entered judgment after taking evidence. We affirm.

FACTS

¶2 Aecon Buildings Inc. served as general contractor for the construction…