Danko v. Erie Insurance Exchange

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

This appeal presents an issue of first impression concerning the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (“MVFRL”). Act of February 12, 1984, P.L. 26, No. 11, § 3, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1701, et seq., effective October 1, 1984. This action was instituted by plaintiff Mary Catherine Danko to recover income loss benefits against defendant Erie Insurance Exchange, her motor vehicle insurer. The plaintiffs action was based upon an interpretation of the MVFRL which differed from that relied upon by the insurer. The appeal arises from an order by the Court of Common Pleas…