Duffy v. Nationwide Insurance

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order (later reduced to judgment) of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County entering summary judgment against the appellant, James Duffy, Administrator of the Estate of Michael Blazowieh. We affirm in a case of first impression.

As an appellate court, our role in reviewing an order granting a summary judgment has been oft-stated; e.g.:

Summary judgment is made available by Pa.R.C.P. 1035 when the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, admissions on file and supporting affidavits considered together reveal no genuine issue of…