Betz v. Erie Insurance Exchange

OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 Erie Insurance Exchange appeals the judgment in favor of Richard Betz and Donna Betz (the Betzes), which awarded damages on the Betzes’ claims for insurance coverage under a “Sinkhole Collapse” endorsement to the Betzes’ homeowners’ insurance policy. Initially, Erie raises multiple claims of error in support of an award of a new trial. These claims include, inter alia, error in finding the Sinkhole Collapse endorsement legally ambiguous, apportioning the burden of proof to demonstrate coverage under the policy, admitting certain testimony of the Betzes’ expert while…