Starr Electric Co. v. Federal Insurance

By JUDGE MELYIN R. HUGHES, JR.

[The] defendant Federal Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment has been under advisement. For the reasons that follow, the motion is denied. Hereinafter, the plaintiff will be referred to as Starr and the defendant as Federal.

For purposes of this motion, the following facts are given and are not in dispute. These facts and other facts are set out under headings.

Dixie Constructors, Inc., and Adam Craig Ltd. Partnership were general contractors hired to renovate the Cohen Building on Broad Street in Richmond. Dixie hired the plaintiff, Starr, as a…