Duval v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

The question in this case is whether defendant, under its contractors’ and manufacturers’ public liability policy, was obligated to defend a suit brought by a third party against the insured, and upon which it was, by the terms of the policy, expressly excepted from liability. Plaintiff, as a contractor, installed and repaired some heating equipment in certain premises and completed the work on January 6, 1940. February 24, 1940, a fire occurred where the work had been done and the owner of the premises brought suit against plaintiff herein to recover damages, claiming the fire was occasioned…