Tanner v. Allstate Insurance

BECK, Judge:

This appeal arises from a denial of Allstate Insurance Company’s motion to amend its pleadings in an action initiated by Hermine E. Tanner et al. for benefits under the Pennsylvania No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act. For the reasons that follow, we modify the lower court’s order in order to allow one of the requested amendments.

Alicia M. Tanner died in an automobile accident on March 14, 1977, in which her parents Hermine and Willie Tanner, and her sister Gloria Tanner were also injured. The Tanners’ insurance carrier, Allstate, paid $5,785.70 to the estate of Alicia for…