Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Erie Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 5, 1997PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD ELLIOTT, Judge:
In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the trial court erred when it granted appellee Erie Insurance Company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. Finding error, we reverse.
The facts, about which there is no disagreement, can be briefly stated. On October 23, 1994, appellant Lorren Gardner (Gardner) was injured when the car he was driving was hit by a phantom vehicle. Gardner was driving a 1990 Geo Metro owned by Gardner’s co-employee Steven J. Ward (Ward), a passenger in the Geo at the time of the accident. Ward insured the Geo with appellee Erie Insurance…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hackenberg v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Ducaji v. DennisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Warner v. Continental/CNA Insurance CompaniesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- McAllister v. Millville Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- APPLE v. ReichertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- American Red Cross v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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