Hartleb v. Ohio Casualty Insurance

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is a consolidated appeal which involves the question of whether proof of dependency is a prerequisite to recovery of work loss or survivors’ benefits under the No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act. Act of July 19, 1974, P.L. 489, No. 176, 40 P.S. §§ 1009.101 et seq. (Supp.1980-81). The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of both plaintiffs-appellees on the work loss issue and in favor of the defendant-appellant on the survivors’ benefits issue. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The facts in the instant case were set forth by the trial court in the following…