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ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. BOWEN

No. 52713-4-I.

91 P.3d 897 (2004)

121 Wash.App. 879

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Appellant, v. Gregory L. BOWEN and Joelle E. Chizmar, husband and wife; Mary J. Mautz; John Mautz and Susan Mautz, and their marital community; and Mautz Development, an unincorporated association, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered June 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K.C. Webster, Phillips and Webster PLLC, Woodinville, WA, for Appellant.

Thomas G. Richards, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

COX, C.J.

An insurer's duty to defend its insured against a claim is broader in scope and distinct from its duty to indemnify its insured.1 Because the complaint of Gregory Bowen and Joelle Chizmar did not expressly rule out potential coverage of the claim against Mary Mautz, and John and Susan Mautz ("the Mautzes"), Allstate Insurance Company had a duty to defend against the claim. However, discovery...

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