Legal Opinion
Harstead v. Diamond State Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 5, 1999No. 160-161 M.D. Appeal Dkt. 1997PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIGRO, Justice.
In this insurance coverage dispute, Appellants Unigard Insurance Company and Diamond State Insurance Company challenge the lower courts’ conclusion that their policies cover the lessee of a car involved in an accident. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.
The relevant facts are undisputed. On September 8, 1986, Oscar Hammerstein was killed in an accident when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a car driven by Susan Day. In subsequent litigation, after a non-jury trial, the trial court entered a verdict for the decedent’s estate and against Day in the…
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- Blue Anchor Overall Co. v. Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Connecticut Indemnity Co. v. CordascoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Hoffmaster v. Harleysville InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Continental Insurance v. McKainDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
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