Legal Opinion
Joseph Leone, Jr. v. The Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 25, 1979No. 78-1905PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MEANOR, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment which granted defendant Aetna’s motion to dismiss the complaint upon the ground that it was barred by the twelve month suit limitation clause contained in the Pennsylvania statutory fire insurance policy. 40 P.S. § 636(2). Leone v. Aetna Life & Cas. Co., 448 F.Supp. 698 (E.D.Pa.1978).
Plaintiff’s verified complaint was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on November 16, 1977. Following removal to the district court, Aetna, without filing an answer, moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which…
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