Skip to main content
DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Beltway Management Co. v. Lexington-Landmark Insurance, 746 F. Supp. 1145 (1990)

Citation
Beltway Management Co. v. Lexington-Landmark Insurance, 746 F. Supp. 1145 (1990)
Parent Document
Beltway Management Co. v. Lexington-Landmark Insurance, 746 F. Supp. 1145 (1990)
Effective Date
1990-09-19

Other Sections in This Document (164)

Full Text

555 chars
Beltway does not now contend that Landmark must indemnify it for the Tenant Council’s claims of breach of the warranty of habitability. Instead, Beltway contends that Landmark has a duty to defend Beltway against the Tenant Council’s complaint. Under District of Columbia law, Landmark’s duty to defend may be broader than its obligation to pay: If the complaint “states a cause of action within the coverage of the policy, the insurance company must defend.” Continental Cas. Co. v. Cole, 809 F.2d 891, 895 (D.C.Cir.1987) (citing Boyle v. Nat'I Cas. Co.,