Legal Opinion
Alvarino v. Allstate Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 3, 1988No. 00084PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
This is an appeal from a grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of appellee defendant Allstate Insurance Company.
In reviewing a grant of judgment on the pleadings, we must determine if the action of the trial court was based on a clear error of law or whether the pleadings raise factual issues that should clearly be decided by the jury. Vogel v. Berkley, 354 Pa.Super. 291, 296, 511 A.2d 878, 880 (1986). In making this determination, we must confine ourselves to the pleadings and relevant documents attached thereto and accept as true all well pleaded statements of fact made by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Erie Insurance Exchange v. Transamerica InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Manufacturers Casualty Insurance v. Goodville Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Vogel v. BerkleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- National Indemnity Co. v. CorboDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
- Jones v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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