WOODDALE BUILDERS, INC., Appellant,
v.
MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, d/b/a Zurich North America, defendant and third party plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
American Family Insurance, third party defendant, Appellant,
Western National Insurance Group, third party defendant, Appellant,
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, third party defendant, Respondent,
SafeCo., third party defendant, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 5, 2006.
October 5, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James T. Martin, Julian C. Janes, Gislason, Martin & Varpness, P.A., Edina, MN, for Appellant Western Nat'l.
Ernest F. Peake, Chad A. Kelsch, Leonard, O'Brien, Spencer, Gale & Sayre, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant Wood-Dale Builders.
David Oskie, James M. Hamilton, Oskie, Reuter, Hamilton, Sofio & Zentner, P.A., St. Paul, MN, for Appellant American Family Ins. Group.
Andrea E. Reisbord, Peter G. VanBergen, Cousineau, McGuire & Anderson, Chartered, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant Mary-Land Casualty Co.
Gregory J. Johnson, Klay C. Ahrens, Johnson, Provo-Petersen, L.L.P., St. Paul, MN, for Respondent West Bend Mutual Ins.
Ted E. Sullivan, William L. Davidson, Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent SafeCo.
Erik F. Hansen, J. Robert Keena, Hellmuth & Johnson, P.L.L.C., Eden Prairie, MN, for Defective Const. Homeowners of MN.
Jocelyn Knoll, Katie Pfeifer, Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Builders Ass'n of MN.
Thomas H. Boyd, Christianna L. Finnern, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for MN Ch. of Commerce.
Alan C. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, for MN Atty. Gen's Office.
Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
OPINION
ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.
This is an appeal in a declaratory judgment action brought by Wooddale Builders, Inc. to establish the obligation of Maryland Casualty Co., one of its commercial general liability (CGL) insurers, to defend and indemnify Wooddale against multiple homeowner claims of defective construction and/or faulty workmanship. The homeowners'...
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