Legal Opinion

Shamey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 21, 1974No. Appeal, No. 445PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Cebcone, J.,

This appeal arises from the lower court’s granting of State Farm’s motion for a summary judgment which resulted in dismissal of the Shameys’ suit in assumpsit. The facts are as follows:

On a snowy evening in December of 1963, the Shameys were returning home from a visit with their relatives. The route they took required that they negotiate a hill on Babcock Boulevard in Allegheny County, which had become very slippery because of impacted snow and ice. With tires spinning as they started their climb, their car could not pull the grade, and it came to a standstill short of…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co. v. BlumlingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. McFadden v. American Oil Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. Pattani v. Keystone InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Katz v. American Motorist InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
  5. Kisling v. MFA Mutual Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Bond v. Commercial Union Assur. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. Lasprogata v. QuallsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Adelman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Wade v. S. J. Groves & Sons Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Monti v. Rockwood InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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