Legal Opinion

Dutton v. Educators Mutual Life Insurance

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 14, 1989No. 461PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

This appeal seeks to resolve whether Section 203 of the No-fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act1 requires the benefits of a group health insurance policy which contains a coordination of benefits clause to be paid to an employee where that individual has already received payment of medical bills by a no-fault carrier. We conclude that a clearly worded and conspicuously displayed coordination of benefits clause included in a health insurance policy must be enforced preventing duplicate recovery of medical expenses.

*524The underlying action was initiated after Appellant, Richard…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Allstate Insurance v. HeffnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Steppling v. Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Ass'nSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Samuels v. Blue Cross of Greater PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Penn Central National Bank v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1990

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