Legal Opinion
Collett v. Insurance Co. of the West
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 29, 1998No. G017212PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALLIN, J.
William D. Collett, a masonry contractor doing business as Reflective Designs, built a series of retaining walls for Dividend Development in connection with a residential development in San Juan Capistrano. The retaining walls failed, and Collett agreed to remove and rebuild them, up to a cost of $125,000, as a settlement of claims against him by Dividend Development. Collett claimed its insurer, Insurance Company of the West (ICW), had agreed to indemnify him for these costs under the property damage provisions of his commercial general liability policy. When ICW refused to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- National Union Fire Ins. v. Structural Sys. Tech.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1991
- Blackhawk Corp. v. Gotham Ins. Co.California Court of Appeal · 1997
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