Mandato & Associates, Inc. v. Sepulveda Masonry

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

In this negligent construction action, Builders Insurance Group in the name of its insured (a general contractor) appeals the partial summary judgment granted to four subcontractors of the general contractor, which subcontractors Builders 1 had sued to recover the $325,000 it had paid in settlement of a prior claim brought against the general contractor. Builders had alleged that the four subcontractors (Sepulveda Masonry, K&K Installers, Inc., Steve Crain, and Jasper Lumber Company) had negligently performed their subcontracts in constructing a residence for a…