Park Restoration, LLC v. Erie Insurance Exchange

OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

Pennsylvania law prohibits insurance companies from paying fire insurance proceeds to a “named insured” unless the local municipality certifies that no delinquent taxes are owed on the property where the insured structure was located. 40 Pa. Stat. § 638. The District Court held that “named insured” as used in Section 638 includes only those who own the structure at issue and are responsible for the delinquent taxes. Because the Bankruptcy Court rightly held that this interpretation contravenes the text of the statute, we will reverse.

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