Steamfitters Local v. Erie Insurance

Steamfitters Local Union No. 602 v. Erie Insurance Exchange, et al.; Steamfitters Local Union No. 602 v. Cincinnati Insurance Company, et al., No. 40, September Term, 2019, Opinion by Booth, J. TORT LIABILITY – PROPERTY OWNER’S DUTY OF CARE TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER TO MAINTAIN PROPERTY IN A MANNER TO AVOID RISK OF FIRE. For at least the past 80 years, this Court has recognized that ownership, operation, and maintenance of property comes with a common law duty to use reasonable care so as not to cause harm to the neighboring property owners. A duty may arise when, viewing the totality of…