Hatton v. State Farm Mutual Insurance

DECISION AND ENTRY CONDITIONALLY OVERRULING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; FURTHER PROCEDURES ORDERED OF COUNSEL

RICE, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This matter is before the Court on the motion of the Defendant State Farm Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter State Farm) seeking Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s First Claim for Relief, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.Pro. 56. On April 8, 1980, Gordon Hatton filed a complaint against State Farm in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, requesting damages for negligence and breach of contract. Defendant filed a petition for removal to this…