Szarmack v. Welch

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

The basic issue in this appeal is whether, under the applicable Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, the appellee is entitled to pre-trial discovery of the amount of available liability insurance coverage. This is a question of first impression in the appellate courts of Pennsylvania. The lower courts have split, some requiring disclosure and others construing the Rule of Civil Procedure to prevent compulsory disclosure. 1

Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4007(a) provides in relevant part that “. . . the deponent may . . . be examined regarding any matter, not…