QBE Insurance Co. v. Couch Pipeline & Grading, Inc.

Barnes, Judge.

QBE Insurance Company filed a declaratory judgment action, seeking a declaration that certain work performed by its insured, Couch Pipeline & Grading, Inc. (“Couch”), was not covered under a commercial liability insurance policy. The superior court denied QBE’s motion for summary judgment, and we granted QBE’s application for interlocutory review of the trial court’s order. While the damages arose from an “occurrence,” as defined in the contract, they also arose from defective workmanship and thus are excluded from coverage in the policy. Accordingly, we reverse.

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