Commercial Union Insurance v. Porter Hayden Co.

MOYLAN, Judge.

This litigation has a tortured history and it is our earnest desire to see it resolved as expeditiously as possible. The appellee is the Porter Hayden Company (“Porter Hayden”). 1 The litigation is an action for declaratory judgment brought by Porter Hayden to determine its insurance coverage. The appellant is the Commercial Union Insurance Company (“Commercial Union”). 2

Porter Hayden has been since the 1920’s an insulation contractor in the business of selling and installing insulation at various facilities in the mid-Atlantic area. One of those facilities was the Bethlehem…