Sexton v. Wilson

WATKINS, Judge:

In this appeal the defendant, Harleysville Insurance Company, appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing the preliminary objections to a claim of punitive damages for failure to make timely payments in a No-Fault insurance claim.

This precise issue had been disposed of before this Court in prior decisions. See Crusco v. Insurance Company of North America, 292 Pa.Superior Ct. 293, 437 A.2d 52 (1981); Brandon v. State Farm Insurance Company, 284 Pa.Superior Ct. 399, 425 A.2d 1163 (1981); Gurnick v. Government Employees Insurance Company,…