Everett Cash Mutual Insurance v. General Accident Insurance

OLER, J.,

— This case presents the issue of whether an insurer on a builder’s risk policy is liable for contribution to an insurer on a homeowners policy, where the latter has paid a claim arising out of damage to the home during construction. For the reasons stated in this opinion, the court will hold that no such duty of contribution exists.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The plaintiff is Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company, a corporation authorized to write insurance policies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with its offices and principal place of business at R.D. 1, Everett, Bedford County,…