Legal Opinion

American States Insurance v. Estate of Braheem

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 23, 2007PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 The Estate of Michael Braheem (Estate) appeals from the order granting summary judgment in favor of American States Insurance Company (American States), which determined that American States did not owe $900,000 in underin-sured motorist benefits to the Estate. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and the trial court ruled for American States in each instance after concluding that American States did not need to show prejudice in order to invoke the “notice” clause in its policy. We reverse and remand for a hearing to determine whether the delay in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kester v. Erie Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Nationwide Insurance v. SchneiderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. State Farm Insurance Companies v. RidenourSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Cerankowski v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. J.O. Lozado v. WCAB (Dependable Concrete Work and UEGF)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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