Legal Opinion
Rutkowski v. Allstate Insurance
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
Decided November 10, 2004No. 02 CV 5473PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEALON, J.,
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiffs William J. Rutkowski and Janet Rutkowski commenced this suit against their insurance carrier, Allstate Insurance Co., alleging breach of contract and bad faith liability in connection with Rutkowski’s prop*12erty damage claim for his 1997 Mercury Cougar. (See dkt. entry no. 1.) On April 21, 2004, Rutkowski withdrew the breach of contract claim and proceeded to trial solely on the bad faith claim under 42 Pa.C.S §8371.1 (Id., no. 24.) A non-jury trial was conducted from June 7, 2004 to June 9, 2004, and the trial transcripts were filed on August 10,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Kirkbride v. Lisbon Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- SHV Coal, Inc. v. Continental Grain Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Mark Klinger, in 96-7073 v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, in 96-7102. Linda Neyer, in 96-7074 v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, in 96-7101Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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