Legal Opinion

Pfeiffer v. Grocers Mutual Insurance

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 6, 1977No. 646PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant, Grocers Mutual Insurance Company, contends that the lower court erred in holding that a Manufacturers’ and Contractors’ Liability Insurance policy covered a demolition company’s destruction of two buildings that it had no authority to destroy. Appellee responds that appellant is estopped from denying payment on this ground because it initially and mistakenly disclaimed payment on different grounds. We hold that appellant is not barred from arguing non-coverage and that the policy in fact did not cover the demolition company’s destruction of the two buildings.

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Mohn v. American Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Ass'n v. Aetna Casualty & Surety InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Celley v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'nSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Blocker v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Miller v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Bensalem Township v. Western World InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Federal Insurance v. Susquehanna Broadcasting Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Guberman v. William Penn Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. Pizzini v. American International Specialty Lines InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Di Santo v. Enstrom Helicopter Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980

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