A general contracting company has appealed a ruling that it is not entitled to coverage from a subcontractor’s insurer in a job-site accident case because the coverage only applied in instances of vicarious liability.

The appeal from contractor Wyatt Inc. is in response to Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Alan D. Hertzberg’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Peerless Indemnity Insurance Co., ruling that Peerless did not owe coverage to Wyatt as an additional insured to subcontractor Franklin Electric’s policy.

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