Legal Opinion
Spratley v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 11, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-4656PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff filed this action to force the defendant Aetna Casualty and Insurance Company (“Aetna”) to appoint arbitrators for an insurance arbitration hearing. Plaintiff originally filed this action in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas. Aetna subsequently removed the action to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 diversity of citizenship jurisdiction. Aetna joined The Travelers (“Travelers”) as a third party defendant. Travelers provides automobile insurance to the plaintiff.
I. Factual background.
There is no dispute as to the issues before this Court.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Lang, Neil and Linda Lang v. New York Life Insurance Company, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Hallowell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Byard F. Brogan, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Continental Insurance v. Beecham, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- Elrod v. General Casualty Co. of WisconsinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Allstate Insurance v. McFaddenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Davish v. GidleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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