Legal Opinion

Downing v. Harleysville Insurance

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 4, 1992No. 1813PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

Harleysville Insurance Company, [Harleysville] appeals from an award of Summary Judgment entered in favor of Plaintiff-Appellees, Mr. and Mrs. Downing, in the amount of $90,000 plus interest. Harleysville challenges this award on the basis that it is premised on an improper conclusion that Mr. Downing was an “occupant” of the Harleysville vehicle and further that this award would wrongly allow the Downings to receive multiple coverage for first party benefits against two carriers of equal priority. Because this second issue called into question a review of the decision reached…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Utica Mutual Insurance v. ContriscianeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Tyler v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Schimmelbusch v. Royal-Globe InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. McGilley v. Chubb & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Manolakis v. Transamerica InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. Roden v. General Casualty Co. of WisconsinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Amberleigh HUDSON v. GEICO INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., D/B/A GEICO General Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2017

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