Duquesne Light Co. v. Pennsylvania American Water Co.

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from an order entering summary judgment in favor of Pennsylvania American Water Company (“water company”) in an action Duquesne Light Company (“electric company”) brought to recover economic damages it sustained as the result of a chemical leak at water company’s plant. We affirm.

¶ 2 On December 15, 1999, liquid chlorine leaked from a tank at water company’s treatment and pumping station in Washington County. Because liquid chlorine becomes a hazardous gas when exposed to air, emergency personnel evacuated a five-block area around the station,…