Legal Opinion
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. DeBruicker
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 18, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-0391PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.
In this declaratory judgment action I must decide whether the pivotal term, “resident,” in an insurance policy from which coverage is sought for a college student injured in an automobile accident while traveling with her father from the family household in Pennsylvania to her college in California, is ambiguous as applied to her circumstances. I find that the term “resident” was ambiguous as applied to this college student and that the ambiguity must be resolved in favor of the insured.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This declaratory judgment action is…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- St. Paul Fire And Marine Insurance Company v. Barbara LewisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Northbrook Insurance Company v. Kuljian CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Sullins v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Frey v. United Services Automobile Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
- Beth v. Ex Rel. Yvonne v. v. CarrollDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- Travelers Personal Ins. Co. v. Estate of ParzychDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
- AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. DASDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2021
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.