National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Nationwide Insurance

Opinion

CROSBY, J.

An employee of a plumbing subcontractor slipped and fell during a “punch list” inspection on a high-rise construction project. The trial court made two separate factual findings based on the evidence: First, the general contractor was solely at fault; second, the general contractor’s negligence did not arise out of its supervision of the subcontractor’s work. Because there is sufficient evidence to support these findings, neither the subcontractor nor its liability insurer is required to indemnify the general contractor (either as an indemnitee or as an additional insured)…