Legal Opinion
Bliss v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 17, 2015No. Case No. GJH-14-3855PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GEORGE J. HAZEL, District Judge.
“What is an accident? Everyone knows what an accident is until the word comes up in court. Then it becomes a mysterious phenomenon....” Brenneman v. St Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 411 Pa. 409, 412, 192 A.2d 745 (1963). While the precise legal definition of an accident may be complex and even mysterious, in this case, the Court finds that no definition of the word transforms the tragic death of Evan Bliss into an accident covered by his Accident Insurance Policy. Thus, for the reasons explained below, National Union’s Motion to Dismiss is…
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