J.H. FRANCE REFRACTORIES COMPANY and the Van Brunt Company, Appellants,
v.
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, PMA Insurance Company, St. Paul Insurance Company, U.S. Fire Insurance Company, Wausau Insurance Company and Rockwood Insurance Company, Appellees.
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee,
v.
J.H. FRANCE REFRACTORIES COMPANY, Appellant.
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Insurance Company, St. Paul Fire Insurance Company, U.S. Fire Insurance Company, Wausau Insurance Company and Rockwood Insurance Company, Appellees.
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Argued April 7, 1992.
Decided May 27, 1993.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mark D. Turetsky and Lisa D. Stern, Norristown, for appellants.
Robert F. Pugliese, Pittsburgh, for amicus, Westinghouse Elec. Corp.
Donald E. Seymour, Peter J. Kalis, David J. Strasser and Thomas Reiter, Pittsburgh, for amicus, Dresser Industries, Inc. and Westinghouse Elec. Corp.
James J. Restivo, Jr., Douglas E. Cameron, and Kathy L. Cerminara, Pittsburgh, for amicus, Pittsburgh Corning, Corp.
John A. Murphy, Philadelphia, and Dennis M. Flannery, Washington, DC, for amicus, Ins. Co. of North America.
Daniel S. Coval, Jr., David T. Scott and Ralph L. Hose, Ardmore, for St. Paul Ins. Co.
Martin Mullen, Philadelphia, for Employees of Wausau Ins. Co.
John C. Sullivan, Philadelphia, for Allstate Ins. Co.
Allan C. Molotsky, Philadelphia, for Wausau Ins. Co.
Francis T. McDevitt, Philadelphia, for Rockville Ins. Co.
Lee M. Epstein, Philadelphia, for amicus, Keene Corp., Colt Industries and Mid-America Legal Foundation.
Arthur S. Olick, pro hoc vice, New York City, for Keene Corp.
Robert L. Pratter, Philadelphia, for PMA Ins. Co.
Daniel J. Doyle, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Robert N. Saylor and William P. Skinner, Washington, DC, for amicus, Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Louis C. Long, Pittsburgh, and Robert J. Kelly, New York City, for U.S. Fire Ins. Co.
Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This case was before us in 1989 to determine the jurisdiction of the trial court when it was alleged that all indispensable parties were not joined in the action. Our opinion in that appeal is helpful in understanding the background of the case.
The factual background of the case is that J.H. France Refractories Company (hereinafter J.H. France) and its now wholly-owned subsidiary, the Van Brunt Company...
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