Flanagan v. Hill

KISTLER, J,

Presently before this court are defendants’ preliminary objections to Michael S. Flanagan’s (plaintiff) amended complaint. Plaintiff was the owner and sole stockholder of First Affiliated Insurance Group.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In 1998, plaintiff formed First Affiliated to operate as an Erie Insurance agency. First Affiliated is in the business of selling insurance products offered by Erie, including homeowner’s insurance policies and car insurance policies. In 1997, plaintiff had applied to become an Erie agent, but Douglas Fitzgerald, Erie’s then regional vice president, rejected the…