We granted the plaintiff's petition for certification to appeal, limited to the following issue: "Did the Appellate Court properly determine as a matter of law that a claim for emotional harm is not a claim for bodily injury under the terms of a homeowner's insurance policy." Moore v. Continental Casualty Co., 248 Conn. 918, 734 A.2d 566 (1999). This conclusion renders it unnecessary for us to consider the defendant's alternate ground for affirmance, namely, that the loss in question is not covered under the insurance policy because it could have been "reasonably expected or intended" by the insured or a covered person.