Legal Opinion

Bole v. Erie Insurance Exchange

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 20, 2012PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

*1258Ronald Bole1 appeals the Superior Court’s order affirming an arbitration award denying him recovery of underin-sured motorist benefits. We allowed appeal to determine whether the rescue doctrine allows appellant, a volunteer firefighter responding to a crash, to recover despite a finding his injuries were the result of a superseding cause. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Devin Finazzo drove negligently during a hurricane, causing his car to crash. Appellant received a call to respond to this crash. On his way to the fire station, a bridge on his property collapsed as…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Mascaro v. Youth Study CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
  3. Powell v. DrumhellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Govich v. North American Systems, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Von Der Heide v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Colorado Cab Company, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company d/b/a Denver Yellow Cab. Judgment Reversed en banc JUSTICE HOOD delivered the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BOATRIGHT JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ JUSTICE GABRIEL JUSTICE HART JUSTICESupreme Court of Colorado · 2023
  2. HEAGY v. BURLINGTON STORES, INC.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2023
  3. Ramsey v. Buchanan Auto Park, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2020
  4. Stevens, J. v. Shambach, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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