· 6/9/2006
Lee Builders, Inc. v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Citations
- 281 Kan. 844
- 137 P.3d 486
- 2006 Kan. LEXIS 358
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding unforeseen and unintended damage from leaking windows installed by an insured’s subcontractor was caused by an “occurrence”
- holding unforeseen and unintended damage from leaking windows installed by an insured’s subcontractor was caused by an “occurrence”
- agreeing that the \damage occurring as a result of faulty or negligent workmanship constitutes an occurrence as long as the insured did not intend for the damage to occur\
- agreeing that the \damage occurring as a result of faulty or negligent workmanship constitutes an occurrence as long as the insured did not intend for the damage to occur\
- noting that faulty materials and workmanship caused the home to be continuously exposed to moisture, which “in turn caused damage” to “surrounding structural components” (emphasis added)
- stating that “the ‘Damage to Your Work’ business risk exclusion in the CGL policy in the instant case supports the determination of an occurrence” because “[i]f there can be no occurrence, the exclusion — and its exception — appear to be superfluous”
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Judges: Nuss, Lockett
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