L-J, INC. and Eagle Creek Construction Co., Inc., Transcontinental Insurance Company, The Home Indemnity Company and The Maryland Commercial Insurance Group, Plaintiffs,
Of Whom Transcontinental Insurance Company, The Home Indemnity Company and The Maryland Commercial Insurance Group, are, Respondents,
v.
BITUMINOUS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of South Carolina.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Heard April 21, 2004.
Decided August 9, 2004.
Reheard April 19, 2005.
Refiled September 26, 2005.
Rehearing Denied November 10, 2005.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., Francis M. Mack, and S. Elizabeth Brosnan, all of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A., of Columbia; and John J. Piegore, of Sanchez & Daniels, of Chicago, for Petitioner.
G. Trenholm Walker and Amanda R. Maybank, both of Pratt-Thomas, Epting & Walker, of Charleston, for Respondents.
George E. Mullen and Allison Burke Thompson, both of Mullen, Wylie & Seekings, of Charleston, for Amicus Curiae SC Community Association Institute, CCM & Benchmark.
Daniel T. Brailsford, of Robinson, McFadden & Moore, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae American Subcontractors & Mechanical Contractors.
Sean A. Scoopmire, of Clarkson, Walsh, Rheney & Turner, PA, of Greenville, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.
Carmen Tevis Mullen, of Charleston, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.
Thomas C. Salane, R. Hawthorne Barrett and Shannon F. Bobertz, of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, PA, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae American Insurance and Property Casualty, etc.
D. Reece Williams, III, of Callison, Tighe & Robinson, LLC, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of South Carolina.
David S. Jaffee, of Washington, DC; and Benjamin E. Nicholson, V, of McNair Law Firm, PA, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Home Builders, et al.
L. Franklin Elmore, of Elmore & Wall, PA, of Greenville, for Amicus Curiae The Carolinas Associated General Contractors'.
Supreme Court of South Carolina.
Chief Justice TOAL:
Bituminous Fire and Marine Insurance Company (Bituminous) brought the underlying declaratory judgment action seeking a determination as to whether a commercial general liability (CGL) policy issued to L-J, Inc. (Contractor) covered damage caused by the faulty workmanship of Contractor and its subcontractors on a road construction project. We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision, which held that damage to the roadway constituted...
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