Maurmann v. Del Morrow Construction, Inc.

This dispute stems from two landslides in the Shadow Creek Estates subdivision in Salem that resulted in damage to property in both Shadow Creek and an adjacent subdivision. Cross-claim defendant North Santiam Paving, Inc., appeals from a judgment awarding cross-claim plaintiff Del Morrow Construction, Inc., indemnity for the amount Del Morrow paid to defend and settle claims made by two homeowners in the adjacent subdivision, as well as to defend a related claim by the City of Salem. North Santiam argues that, given an earlier jury determination that Del Morrow was itself comparatively…