Gedeon v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

DUMBAULD, District Judge.

Louis T. Gedeon was the driver of an automobile in which his wife, a passenger, was killed in a single car crash. The defendant insurance company contended that there was no coverage by reason of the fact that the policy had been canceled' because part of the premium had not been paid when due. The company refused to defend when Gedeon, as administrator, brought suit under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act (12 P.S. §§ 1601-1603) on behalf of his children against himself as the negligent driver.1 A judgment was rendered against Gedeon individually in the amount of…