Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Pressley v. Travelers Property Casualty Corp.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 12, 2003Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partLally-Green, J.
¶ 1 While I agree that the trial court properly determined that Brown is an insured entitled to first-party and underin-surance benefits, I reach this conclusion on grounds different than those of the Majority. However, I do not agree with the Majority’s determination that Evans or Evans Agency is jointly and severally liable along with Travelers.
¶ 2 This Court has stated “an insurance policy is a contract and stands on no different grounds than any other contract.” Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 450 Pa.Super. 519, 676 A.2d 680, 684 (1996), citing Tonkovic v. State Farm Mut. Auto.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Collister v. Nationwide Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Tonkovic v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Johnson v. MartofelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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