Legal Opinion

JONES v. ALLSTATE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 4, 2021No. 2:20-cv-03052Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MATTHEW JONES : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-3052 : ALLSTATE PROPERTY AND : CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. McHugh, J. August 4, 2021 MEMORANDUM This diversity case concerns interpretation of an exclusion in a homeowner’s policy for damage to the insured property caused by “faulty workmanship.” On the record before me, there is no material dispute that the damages giving rise to the claim were caused by inept contractors, rendering the exclusion applicable. I am therefore compelled to grant summary judgment in favor of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Hutchison v. Sunbeam Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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