Richner v. McCance

OPINION BY

DONOHUE, J.:

Appellant, Erie Insurance Exchange (“Erie”), appeals from the trial court’s order entered October 30, 2009 overruling preliminary objections. In its preliminary objections, Erie contended that the second count of Appellee Matthew Richner’s (“Richner”) amended complaint should have been dismissed on two grounds: (1) the doctrine of lis pendens, given the pen-dency of a prior-filed action in Butler County, and (2) the two causes of action in Richner’s amended complaint, namely a third party motor vehicle accident claim and an action seeking a declaration on the…