Jackson v. Travelers Insurance

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. On March 3, 1989, plaintiff/appellant Michael Jackson (Jackson) and his wife, Dorothy Lee Jackson, were walking together across Allegheny Avenue at the intersection of Allegheny Avenue and 16th Street in Philadelphia. Dorothy Lee Jackson was struck and killed by an automobile owned and operated by George Madison. Mr. Jackson witnessed his wife’s death.

At the time of the accident, Madison’s vehicle was not insured. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson did not own an automobile, and neither were insured under…