Legal Opinion

Kiely Ex Rel. Feinstein v. Phila. Contributionship Ins. Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 26, 2019No. 1957 EDA 2018PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY DUBOW, J.:

In this declaratory judgment action, Appellant Margaret M. Kiely, attorney-in-fact on behalf of Christine Feinstein, alleged that Appellee, Philadelphia Contributionship Insurance Company (PCIC), improperly and in bad faith denied Feinstein a defense in an underlying litigation. Following a trial, the court entered a nonsuit in favor of PCIC. Appellant now appeals from the Order entered June 22, 2018, denying her Post-Trial Motion to remove the nonsuit. We affirm.

Underlying Litigation

In July 2015, Appellant negotiated an oral employment contract for home aid services on…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Kvaerner Metals Division of Kvaerner US, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. American & Foreign Insurance v. Jerry's Sport Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Donegal Mutual Insurance v. BaumhammersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Mutual Benefit Insurance v. HaverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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3Cited by18 opinions

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