Legal Opinion

Zak v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 8, 1998No. 3678PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

Kimberly A. Zak appeals from the judgment entered against her after the trial court denied her petition to vacate an arbitration award entered in favor of appellee, Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Company, and granted appellee’s petition to confirm the award. We agree with appellant’s contention that a clause in the relevant insurance policy is void. That clause grants the insurer the right to a trial when any type of substantial arbitration award is made in favor of the claimant while, at the same time, it provides that if the arbitration award is between zero and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Miller v. Brass Rail Tavern, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Eichelman v. Nationwide InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Hall v. Amica Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Daley-Sand v. West American InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. Mintze v. American General Finance, Inc. (In Re Mintze)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003

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