WELLMAN & ZUCK v. HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.

No. 66755-6-I.

285 P.3d 892 (2012)

WELLMAN & ZUCK, INC., a Washington corporation, Plaintiff, Oregon Mutual Insurance Company, an Oregon corporation, Appellant, v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Pujolar , John Patrick Hayes , Forsberg & Umlauf PS, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Gary A. Sparling , Soha & Lang PS, Seattle, WA, for Appellant(s).


Leach, C.J.

¶ 1 Oregon Mutual Insurance Company appeals a trial court's summary dismissal of its lawsuit against Hartford Fire Insurance Company, which asserted claims based on Hartford's refusal to defend two underlying lawsuits. A lawsuit triggers an insurer's duty to defend if the insurance policy between the insurer and insured conceivably covers the complaint's allegations.1 Because no conceivable interpretation of the complaints...

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