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Thursday, February 03, 2000 Page: 9A
Wilkes-Barre The State Superior Court has denied an insurance company’s
appeal in connection with a 1997 fire that damaged a Wilkes-Barre home. A
Chester Street home owned by Martin E. Hozlock was damaged by fire on June 15,
1997,. Fire officials had the second floor sustained severe fire damage, and
the first floor had water damage. Donegal Mutual Insurance Company filed an
appeal in state Superior Court. According to the appeal, both sides were
unable to agree on the amount of the loss and the insurance company demanded
an appraisal. The company appointed one appraiser and Hozlock chose another.
The appeal asked the court to vacate a Feb. 18, 1999, appraisal award by
Luzerne Count Court and to disqualify the appraiser that Hozlock had chosen.
The state court on Jan. 31 affirmed the Luzerne County Court decision.