Legal Opinion
Lehigh Electric & Engineering Co. v. Selected Risks Insurance
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County
Decided December 9, 1982No. 877-C of 1982PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOOLE, J.,
We are asked in this declaratory judgment action to construe a comprehensive general liability policy and determine whether the insured may recover expenses incurred in preventing or mitigating property damage to others.
Lehigh Electric and Engineering Co., Inc. (Le-high) and Joseph J. Menn, Sr. (Menn) initiated this *121action by complaint1 to which Selected Risks Insurance Company (Insurer) filed preliminary objections2 in the nature of a demurrer and a motion to strike assigning the following reasons therefor:
“1. Plaintiffs’ complaint fails to state a cause of action against defendant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hionis v. Northern Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Cohen v. Erie Indemnity Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Leebov v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Commonwealth v. MarcocelliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- O'Malley v. Continental InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
3Cited by2 opinions
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