Legal Opinion
D'Auria v. Zurich Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 7, 1986No. 01265PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAVANAUGH, Judge:
Dr. Thomas M. D’Auria appeals from the order of August 30, 1984 entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County denying his motion for summary judgment and entering judgment in favor of appellees. 1 The sole question in this appeal is whether three insurance companies had a duty to defend the appellant in a malpractice suit filed against him. We hold they did not.
In 1981, Dr. D’Auria, who practiced pediatric medicine in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, was sued for malpractice by a former patient, Mr. Gregory Egnot. Egnot was a patient of Dr. D’Auria’s from the time of his…
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