Great American Insurance v. West Bend Mutual Insurance

This case involves construction of an insurance policy. Plaintiff, Great American Insurance Company, and defendant, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, both issued policies insuring Sundance Homes, Inc., against some forms of liability that might arise from construction work. A worker injured during construction sued Sun-dance for violation of the Structural Work Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.). Great American settled with the worker then brought this lawsuit against West Bend, seeking to recover part of the amount it paid in settlement of the worker’s claim. The…