Legal Opinion
Messa v. State Farm Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 6, 1994No. 2395PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge.
The issue in this appeal is whether a court can properly dismiss a petition to compel arbitration where the court determines that the disputed claim to be arbitrated is barred by a statute of limitations.
Tina Messa was injured when, on April 5, 1987, the vehicle which she was driving collided with a vehicle owned by the United States Government, Department of the Army, and operated by Wei Chang. In October, 1987, the Department of the Army notified Messa that the Government would not “provide a defense for or insure the interests of Mr. Wei Chang.” On November 2, 1987, Messa…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Runewicz v. Keystone InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Brennan v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Rocca v. Pennsylvania General InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Wolf v. BaltimoreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Clark v. State Farm Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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