Legal Opinion

Toth v. Donegal Companies

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 14, 2009No. 1744, Western District Appeal 2007PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.:

¶ 1 Donegal Mutual Insurance Company (“Donegal”) appeals the order of August 22, 2007, granting Darla J. Toth’s (“Toth”) motion for summary judgment. Toth was in a motor vehicle accident and subsequently filed a claim for underinsured motorist (“UIM”) benefits under her policy with Donegal, which denied the claim on the basis that Toth had rejected UIM coverage. The trial court determined that the form rejecting UIM coverage was void because it was not signed by Toth, the first named insured, as required by the MVFRL; 1 rather, the form was signed by Toth’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Grossman v. BarkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. WickettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Craley v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Winslow-Quattlebaum v. Maryland Insurance GroupSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Borden, Inc. v. Advent Ink Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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3Cited by3 opinions

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