Legal Opinion

Lanci v. Metropolitan Insurance

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 28, 1989No. 8PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELINSON, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying Metropolitan Insurance Co.’s [“Metropolitan”] motion to compel enforcement of a settlement agreement. Metropolitan contends that the trial court erred in voiding a release provision in the agreement after finding that it was based on a mutual mistake.

Before addressing the merits of Metropolitan’s claim, we must first determine whether this appeal is properly before the court. Upon initial review of this appeal, the court issued a rule to show cause why this appeal should not be quashed pursuant to National Recovery Systems v. Perlman,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Acme Markets, Inc. v. Valley View Shopping Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Northwest Savings Ass'n v. DistlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Coatesville Development Co. v. United Food & Commercial WorkersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. National Recovery Systems v. PerlmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. 26 Collier bankr.cas.2d 663, Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,447 in Re Allegheny International, Inc. J. Daniel SnyderCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  2. Strickland v. University of ScrantonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Geniviva v. FriskSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. In re Allegheny International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  5. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. WasmuthCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988

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