Halterman v. American National Insurance

WILLIAMSON, J.,

This matter comes before us on a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by American National Insurance Company (hereafter “defendant”) on March 20, 2014. On May 1, 2014, Brianna Halterman, Administratrix of the Estate of Lois Halterman, and Trustee of the Living Revocable Trust of Lois Halterman (hereafter “plaintiff’) filed a Brief Contra Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. In the motion, defendant argues that plaintiff’s cause of action for bad faith, under both Pennsylvania common law and pursuant to 42Pa.C.S.A. § 8371, cannot proceed because the subject of the instant…