SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION v. RELIANCE INSURANCE

No. 40 MAP 2019.

221 A.3d 1205 (2019)

SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Objector, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY (in Liquidation) (Ancillary Matter to In re: Reliance Insurance Company (in Liquidation) 1 REL 2001). Appeal of: Suffolk Construction Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: December 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert E. J. Curran, Pro Se.

Grace V. Hebbel, Esq. , Saxe, Doernberger & Vita, PC, for Suffolk Construction Company, Appellant.

Tracy Alan Saxe, Esq. , Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C., for Suffolk Construction Company, Appellant.

Steven Burgess Davis, Esq. , Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, L.L.P., for Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee Miller, Teresa D., Appellee, Reliance Insurance Company (In Liquidation), Appellee, Altman, Jessica K., Appellee.

Bridget Catherine Giroud, Esq. , Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, L.L.P., for Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Reliance Insurance Company(In Liquidation), Appellee, Altman, Jessica K., Appellee.

Patrick Robert Kingsley, Esq. , Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, L.L.P., for Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Miller, Teresa D., Appellee, Reliance Insurance Company(In Liquidation), Appellee, Altman, Jessica K., Appellee.

Karl Stewart Myers, Esq. , Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP, for Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Reliance Insurance Company(In Liquidation), Appellee, Altman, Jessica K., Appellee.

Adam Christopher Sasso, Esq. , Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, L.L.P., for Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, Miller, Teresa D., Appellee, Reliance Insurance Company (In Liquidation), Appellee, Altman, Jessica K., Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

This direct appeal of a decision by the Commonwealth Court involves a question of contract interpretation under Connecticut law. The Commonwealth Court found that the language of the contract was clear and unambiguous, thus precluding consideration of extrinsic evidence of the parties' intent...

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