Christ Gospel Temple v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

The Appellants appeal from the entry of a judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., in an action wherein Appellants sought to recover purported losses sustained in a fire to a church building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Both the procedural and the substantive histories of this case are long and complicated. A recitation of the background of the case is appropriate prior to any discussion of the issues raised by the parties.

The record shows that for many years, the congregation of Westminster Presbyterian Church (hereinafter referred to as…