Legal Opinion
Regina S. Kucera v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 25, 1983No. 83-5002PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
In this removed diversity case Regina Kucera, a named beneficiary in a life insurance policy, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Summary judgment was granted on the sole ground that suit on the policy was time barred by the Pennsylvania six-year statute of limitations applicable to contract actions. 42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 5527(2) (Purdon 1981). The trial court held that the action was time barred in September, 1980, while Mrs. Kucera’s complaint was filed on December 29, 1981. Because Mrs. Kucera’s cause…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. WurtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Noonan v. PardeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Bell, Secy. of Banking v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington R. R. v. Quaker City Flour Mills Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Rudman Et Ux. v. City of ScrantonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance v. AdamsDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1993
- In Re Clinton Centrifuge, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Art Builders Profit Sharing Plan v. BoselyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1986
- Balsavage v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1989
- Keiter v. Penn Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1995
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