Johnson & Higgins of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Hale Shipping Corp.

JOHN F. KELLY, Sr., Judge.

In a seven count complaint, appellee, Hale Shipping Corporation, sued their insurance broker, Johnson & Higgins of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“Johnson & Higgins”), appellant. By stipulation, the original seven-count complaint was reduced to only two counts, which alleged negligence and breach of contract on the part of Johnson & Higgins. The gravamen of the complaint was that Johnson & Higgins had failed to protect Hale Shipping’s interests when it neglected to seek the deletion of a “refrigeration clause” from a marine insurance policy that covered Hale’s transportation of…