Buchanan v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This case involves a dispute over insurance coverage. The plaintiffs, who are construction contractors engaged in a joint venture, entered into an agreement with the Ace Construction Company to quarry and supply rock for a levee being built by Ace at the Oologah Reservoir project in Oklahoma, under contract with the government. After securing its subcontract with Ace, the prime contractor on the project, the plaintiffs took out a policy of insurance with the defendant, Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin, to protect…