Lower Paxon Township v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

BECK, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a verdict for appellee Lower Paxton Township (the “Township”) in its action for coverage under a comprehensive general liability policy issued by appellant United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (“USF & G”) to the Township. The Township sought coverage for various expenses it incurred in remedying a problem arising from methane gas that was emanating from a landfill owned by the Township.

Although numerous issues are presented, the dispositive issue concerns the proper construction of the policy’s pollution exclusion and the…