Ga. Court Holds Insurer Accountable for Contractor’s Shoddy Work
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Property damages caused by a subcontractor's faulty workmanship meet the definition of an "occurrence" under state laws dealing with commercial general liability policies, according to the court's opinion.
The opinion, written by Justice
The subcontractor,
In each circumstance, the opinion said, Whisnant's faulty workmanship caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to property near the site of the subcontractor's work.
Hathaway, which was represented by
After the trial court determined that Whisnant's negligent workmanship could not be deemed an "accident" under the terms of the company's commercial general liability policy, American Empire was granted summary judgment. That decision was reversed on appeal by the state
When it reached the state
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