Berg v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice TODD.

In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether an appellant’s failure to personally serve on a trial judge a court-ordered statement of errors complained of on appeal, in accordance with Pa.R.A.P. 1925, results in waiver of all issues, where the court’s order itself does not comply with Rule 1925.1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand this case for further proceedings.

The relevant procedural history is as follows: In 1998, Appellants, Daniel and Sheryl Berg, filed an action against their automobile insurer, Nationwide…