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Freestone v. New England Log Homes, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District
Apr 5, 2004
848 A.2d 929 (Pa. 2004)

Opinion

No. 77 WAL 2003.

April 5, 2004.

No. 77 WAL 2003, Petition for Reconsideration from the Order of the Superior Court.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 5th day of April, 2004, the Petition for Reconsideration and Allowance of Appeal are hereby GRANTED.

In addition, the parties are directed to address the appropriate test or inquiry in ascertaining whether an underlying claim sounds in contract or tort for purposes of insurance coverage. Compare Redevelopment Auth. of Cambria County v. International Ins. Co., 454 Pa.Super. 374, 685 A.2d 581 (1996) ( en banc) with Yocca v. Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., 806 A.2d 936 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2002), appeal granted, 573 Pa. 713, 827 A.2d 1203 (2003) and Tenos v. State Farm Ins. Co., 716 A.2d 626 (Pa.Super. 1998).

This matter is consolidated for argument with Kvaerner Metals Div. of Kvaerner U.S., Inc. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 543-44 MAL 2003.

Justice BAER did not participate in the consideration of this matter.


Summaries of

Freestone v. New England Log Homes, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District
Apr 5, 2004
848 A.2d 929 (Pa. 2004)
Case details for

Freestone v. New England Log Homes, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM FREESTONE AND SANDRA FREESTONE, HIS WIFE, Petitioners v. NEW…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District

Date published: Apr 5, 2004

Citations

848 A.2d 929 (Pa. 2004)
577 Pa. 735

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Kvaerner Metals v. Commercial Union Ins. Co.

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