Huntingdon Industries, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Ass'n Casualty Insurance

JAMIESON, J.,

In this assumpsit action, tried nonjury, plaintiff, Huntingdon Industries, Inc. (Huntingdon) seeks damages under a comprehensive liability insurance policy in which it is the insured and defendant, Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Casualty Insurance Company (PMA) is the insurer.

On June 21, 1962, at about 7:30 p.m., as a result of a fire at Huntingdon’s plant located in Meadowbrook, Montgomery County, Pa., a large quantity of crude balata in the yard adjacent to Huntingdon’s plant was destroyed. The balata, a rubber-like substance imported from Central and South America,…