CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY v. GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY OF ARIZONA







Filed 3/2/11 Certified for publication 3/30/11 (order attached)








IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO

CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY OF ARIZONA, Defendant and Respondent.

B223566 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC407735)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Mary H. Strobel, Judge. Affirmed.

Law Office of Karen-Denise Lee and Karen-Denise Lee for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, Denis J. Moriarty, Jules S. Zeman and Florence H. Gerlitz for Defendant and Respondent.



Clarendon America Insurance Company (Clarendon) filed a complaint for declaratory relief, equitable contribution, and equitable indemnity against General Security Indemnity Company of Arizona as the attorney in fact for General Security Indemnity Company (General Security) after settling an action against Hilmor Development (Hilmor), a company that both Clarendon and General Security had insured during different time frames. General Security cross-complained for declaratory relief and the trial court resolved competing motions for summary judgment in General Security's favor. Clarendon appeals from the final judgment entered after the trial court granted summary judgment against it. We affirm.
CONTENTIONS
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