Legal Opinion

Widener University v. Fred S. James & Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 1988No. 3407PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of the trial court denying plaintiff/appellant’s motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment in favor of all defendants/appellees. For the reasons stated below we affirm the trial court’s order.

This case arose in the following manner. Appellant, Widener University (Widener), brought a civil action in the Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, against defendants American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania (American Casualty) 1 and insurance brokers, Fred S. James & Co., Inc. and Marsh and McClennan, Inc. Widener alleged…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Cadwallader v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Blue Anchor Overall Co. v. Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. Chicarella v. PassantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Insurance Co. Of North America v. Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  5. The Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, a Connecticut Corporation v. Gulf Insurance Company, a Missouri CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Eckman v. Erie Insurance ExchangeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Towne Realty, Inc. v. Zurich InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Home Insurance Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance of PittsburghSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  4. Genaeya Corp. v. Harco National InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. Alexander v. CNA InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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