Sachritz v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

In this case the Superior Court held appellant’s claim for “post-mortem” work loss benefits was barred by the two year statute of limitations in Section 106(c)(1) of the No-fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, Act of July 19, 1974, P.L. 489, No. 176 §§ 101-701, 40 P.S, §§ 1009.101-1009.701 (Supp.1982). We granted review to consider the applicability of the limitations provisions of Sections 106(c)(1) and 106(c)(2) of the Act to the various types of no-fault benefits the legislature has provided in partial replacement of traditional tort damages for…