Anderson v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Insurance

Lewis, Chief Justice:

Appeal is taken by Pennsylvania National Mutual Insurance Company from judgment entered for the respondent insured. We affirm.

This action was brought on an automobile insurance policy issued by the appellant to respondent in February 1978, to run for a period of one year. In January 1979, respondent suffered a loss and made a claim under the policy. Appellant refused to pay the claim on the basis that the policy had been cancelled in December 1978. The ground of cancellation was nonpayment of premiums.

Respondent does not deny the right of an insurer to cancel a policy for…