Riccio v. Northwestern National Insurance

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

Michael and Sandra Riccio appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting appellee insurance company’s preliminary objections.

As a result of a one-car accident that occurred on June 29, 1984, Michael Riccio sustained serious injuries that rendered him a permanent quadriplegic. After the accident, Riccio was taken to Nazareth Hospital and within hours he was transferred to Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, the regional spinal cord injury center. He remained in Jefferson Hospital until November 29, 1984, when he was transferred to…