Evanston Insurance Company v. Penhall Company

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, subrogee and No. 79657-7-I an assignee of Western Refinery Services, Inc., a Washington DIVISION ONE corporation, PUBLISHED OPINION Respondent, v. PENHALL COMPANY, a California corporation, Appellant. APPELWICK, J. — Penhall appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment finding it must indemnify Evanston, the assignee of WRS, for a settlement of a construction contract dispute between WRS and Morse. Liability for the value of the settlement was predicated on a duty of indemnity and on…