Legal Opinion
Fairbanks v. Travelers Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 28, 1984No. 01618PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, Judge:
We decide today that Modesta v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 503 Pa. 437, 469 A.2d 1019 (1983), is retroactive. Self-insurers under the Pennsylvania No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act 1 must therefore pay uninsured motorist benefits to persons whose causes of action against them arose before Modesta was decided, provided that suit on those causes of action is not barred by the statute of limitations.
Appellant Patricia Fairbanks was a passenger on a bus owned by appellee Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (hereafter “SEPTA”) when it was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Allstate Insurance v. HeffnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Heffner v. Allstate InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- McCloskey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Tubner v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jones v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Aletto v. AlettoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Powell v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Davis v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Frey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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