Brenna v. Nationwide Insurance

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

The instant appeal arises from an order of the lower court directing the Defendant-Appellant Nationwide Insurance Co. to pay certain benefits pursuant to the Pennsylvania No-fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act. [Act of July 19, 1974, P.L. 489, No. 176, Art. I, § 101 et seq., 40 P.S. § 1009.101 et seq., effective 12 months thereafter.] It is not disputed that the Appellee, Betty Lou Brenna, was covered by an insurance policy issued by the Appellant which was in force on October 20, 1977, the date of an accident in which the Appellee was injured.

This action was instituted by the…