Legal Opinion

West American Insurance Company v. Park, Suzanne Suzanne Park

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 29, 1991No. 90-1490PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity of citizenship, declaratory judgment action, appellee-plaintiff West American Insurance Company asks us to predict that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania would not enforce the terms of a policy that West American wrote for appellant-defendant Suzanne Park. West American argues that section 1736 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (“MVFRL”), 75 Pa.Cons.Stat. Ann. § 1736 (Purdon supp. 1990), prohibits the aggregation or “stacking” 1 of uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage to exceed the liability…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Collister v. Nationwide Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Utica Mutual Insurance v. ContriscianeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. The Medical Protective Company v. William WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  3. Bensalem Township v. International Surplus Lines Insurance Company Crum & Forster Managers Corporation, (Ill)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  4. Upmc Health System, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  5. Becker v. Mack Trucks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002

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