Legal Opinion
Boyle v. Erie Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 4, 1995PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
On January 7, 1986, Thomas and Janice Boyle were traveling north on Route 68 in Monroe Township, Clarion County, in a vehicle driven by Thomas Boyle. When Boyle slowed his car to allow a vehicle driven by Charles Speelman to enter the flow of traffic, his vehicle was struck in the rear by a truck driven by Dale Lee Hitchcock. The Boyles brought a civil action for injuries against both Speelman and Hitchcock. The litigation was settled by agreement with Speelman for $15,000 and with Hitchcock for $150,000. The settlement with Speelman was for the limits of his liability coverage;…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Schmidt v. ClothierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Buzzard v. Farmers Ins. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Longworth v. Van HoutenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
- Hamilton v. Farmers Insurance Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1987
- Bogan v. Progressive Casualty InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Cobb v. BenjaminCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
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