Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Commonwealth, Department of Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 25, 2000No. Appeal 105 M.D. Appeal Docket 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
747 A.2d 355 (2000)
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, M. Diane Koken, Commissioner, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued November 16, 1999.
Decided February 25, 2000.
ORDER
2Per curiam
Order affirmed.
Justice SAYLOR files a dissenting statement in which Justices ZAPPALA and CASTILLE join.
3DissentSaylor, Justice
The principal issue in this case involves the interpretation of Section 3(a) of Act 78,[1] 40 P.S. § 1008.3(a), which precludes an insurer from refusing to renew an automobile insurance policy on the basis of certain specified factors,…
4Cases cited6 opinions
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Commonwealth, Insurance DepartmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Cadc 79-145 Jerry W. Markham and Marcia J. Harris, A/K/A Marcia Markham v. Colonial Mortgage Service Co., Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Commonwealth, Department of InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Westerfer v. Insurance Commissioner of PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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