Legal Opinion

Coppola v. Insurance Placement Facility

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 1, 1989No. 1214PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

Appellant Louis A. Coppola asks us to decide whether the cancellation of an insurance policy by an insured is effective on the date named by the insured in the cancellation notice, or whether the cancellation is effective only upon its receipt by the insurance company. Finding that cancellation by an insured is effective on the date that the insured intends to cancel, if such intent is clear and precise, and not on the date that the insurance company receives notice of cancellation, we affirm the judgment on the verdict in favor of appellee Insurance Placement Facility (IPF).

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Campbell v. Royal Indem. Co. of NYSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Chauvin v. Superior Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  4. Moser Manufacturing Co. v. Donegal & Conoy Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  5. Del Boring Tire Service v. Federal Emergency Management AgencyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by15 opinions

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