Legal Opinion

Wagner v. National Indemnity Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 22, 1980No. 54PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Chief Justice.

The facts of the instant case are not in dispute. Edward S. Wagner, deceased, was a truck driver for Shreiner Trucking Company. The decedent was killed on January 26,1977, when a company-owned tractor-trailer he was driving ran off the road and overturned. At the time of the accident, decedent did not own a car and thus, had no insurance of his own. Because the accident occurred during the course of decedent’s employment, decedent’s family has been and continues to receive benefits pursuant to the Workmen’s Compensation Act.1

Appellant, the Estate of…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Turner v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Greer v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Brunelli v. Farelly Bros.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Gradler v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Greer v. United States Steel Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. O'leary, Robert and O'leary, Patricia, H/w v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  2. Grant v. GAF Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Warner v. Continental/CNA Insurance CompaniesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. American Ass'n of Meat Processors v. Casualty Reciprocal ExchangeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Motley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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