Legal Opinion

Santorella v. Donegal Mutual Insurance

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 31, 2006No. Nos. 1350, 1351 WDA 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.:

¶ 1 In these appeals, we are asked to decide whether the trial court erred when it granted David Santorella’s (“son’s”) motion for summary judgment and denied Donegal Mutual Insurance Company’s (“insurer’s”) motion for summary judgment.1 We reverse both orders and therefore enter summary judgment in favor of insurer.

¶2 The facts of this case are not in dispute. Son, who previously lived in Pennsylvania, moved to California in the summer of 2003, where he purchased a sports car, which he registered in that state. In the fall of 2003, son returned to Pennsylvania to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Swords v. Harleysville Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. JOHNSTON, INC. v. Com., Dept. of RevenueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Kresge v. Keystone InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Pugh v. Government Employees InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Swords v. Harleysville InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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