Hartford Insurance v. Green

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff The Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest (Hartford) appeals the order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, granting defendant Laverne Green’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Hartford sought a declaration in the District Court that the sum of $15,000, which it had previously paid to Green for uninsured motorist benefits, was the maximum benefit owed to Green under the automobile insurance policy issued to her by Hartford. Green filed a motion to dismiss, claiming that the parties agreed to…