Legal Opinion

Powell v. Walker

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 4, 1993No. 3176PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge.

In this case we are called upon to determine, among other issues, whether an automobile liability insurer may rescind an automobile policy after sixty days from its inception to prevent a claim by a third party. Pursuant to recent Superior Court precedent, we hold that the insurer cannot so rescind. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s order requiring the liability insurer to compensate the third parties for injuries caused by the insured.

The parties stipulated to the following facts:

1. Charter Risk Retention Group Insurance Company [appellant] issued to Lucky Duck/555 Valley…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Shafer v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Klopp v. Keystone Ins. CompaniesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Metropolitan Property & Liability Insurance v. Insurance CommissionerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. A.G. Allebach, Inc. v. HurleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Strickler v. HuffineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dairyland Insurance Co. v. ConleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Erie Insurance Exchange v. LakeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. United National Insurance v. J.H. France Refractories Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1996
  4. Dairyland Insurance Co. v. ConleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
  5. NATIONWIDE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. ISMAKOVICDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2021

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