MARYLAND CAS. CO. v. NATIONWIDE INS. CO.

No. D026693.

76 Cal.Rptr.2d 113 (1998)

65 Cal.App.4th 21

MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY v. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY, Cross-Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

June 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Brisgaard, Robert V. Closson, Terrell A. Quealy, Branson, Fitzgerald & Howard, Harry A. Griffith, Redwood City, and John H. Podesta, Foster City, for Cross-complainants and Appellants.

Daniels, Baratta & Fine, James M. Baratta, Mark R. Israel and Craig A. Laidig, Los Angeles, for Cross-defendant and Respondent.


HALLER, Associate Justice.

A general contractor is added to a subcontractor's commercial general liability insurance policy as an additional named insured. The additional insured endorsement states the insurance "applies only to the extent" the contractor is "held liable" for the subcontractor's acts or omissions. Under this endorsement, does the insurer have a duty to defend the general contractor for a potentially covered claim? Based on the policy language and...

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