Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Heffner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1980No. J-157 & J-158PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
Both of these appeals present the question of the extent of benefits available under the Pennsylvania No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act 1 to the survivors of persons fatally injured in automobile accidents. For the reasons that follow, we will sustain the orders of the Superior Court.
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The husband of appellee, Delores Heffner, was killed when the car he was driving struck a utility pole. No other vehicles or persons were involved in this accident. The deceased was the holder of an Allstate Motor Vehicle Insur anee Policy which provided him with coverage in accordance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pezzulli v. D'AmbrosiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Heffner v. Allstate InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Sterling v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Hughes v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Hochrein v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by173 opinions
- Freeze v. Donegal Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McFarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Freeze v. Donegal Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Habecker v. Nationwide InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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