Open Access<i>Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada</i>
Author(s) -
Peter Bowal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr102
Subject(s) - supreme court , duty , law , workmanship , liability , insurance policy , liability insurance , political science , business , economics , operations management
The unanimous judicial decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada resolves divergent appellate judicial holdings, in British Columbia on one hand and Ontario and Saskatchewan on the other hand, on the issue of an insurer’s duty to defend its insured general contractor in the ensuing litigation under commercial general liability (CGL) policies in cases of defective construction workmanship.