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Frey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 30, 1993No. 1865PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge.

This case arises from a grant of Partial Judgment on the Pleadings in favor of the appellee William Frey and against appellant State Farm Automobile Insurance Company. It involves State Farm’s submission of disputed medical claims for first-party benefits to a Peer Review Organization where the insured’s policy and the accident predated the 1990 revision of § 1797 of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act which instituted Peer Review. The lower court, relying on Clairton City School District v. Mary, 116 Pa.Cmwlth. 376, 541 A.2d 849 (1988), declared that a contract of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Insurance Co. of North America v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Aletto v. AlettoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Clairton City School District v. MaryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. 1 Cochran, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Terminato v. Pennsylvania National InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rebecca S. Doby Herbert K. Doby, in No. 98-1124 v. James Decrescenzo Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Phillip M. Fenster, County Administrator, Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, in His Official Capacity Amy Bryant, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Delegate for the County Administrator of the Bucks County Department of Mental Health/mental Retardation Lenape Valley Foundation Debbie Neidhardt, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Delegate for the County Administrator of the Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Township of Warrington Warrington Township Police Department John Bonargo, Chief of Police, Warrington Township Police Department, in His Official Capacity John Doe, Police Officer 1, Officer Who, With Police Officer 2, Asked Mrs. Doby to Step Outside Apartment at Approximately 7:00 P.M. And Took Mrs. Doby in Handcuffs and Shackles to the Hospital, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Police Officer of Warrington Township John Doe, Police Officer 2, Officer Who, With Police Officer 1, Asked Mrs. Doby to Step Outside Apartment at Approximately 7:00 P.M. And Took Mrs. Doby in Handcuffs and Shackles to the Hospital, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Police Officer of Warrington Township John Doe, Police Officer 3, Officer Who Came to the Dobys' Apartment at Approximately 7:00 P.M. On December 30, 1993, and Remained at Their Apartment After Mrs. Doby Was Taken to the Hospital, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Police Officer of Warrington Township Lenape Valley Foundation John C. Richards, M.D. Doylestown Hospital Joseph Knox, Sergeant, of the Warrington Township Police Department, in His Official and Individual Capacity Michael Neipp, Officer, of the Warrington Township Police Department, in His Official and Individual Capacity Kenneth Hawthorn, Officer, of the Warrington Township Police Department, in His Official and Individual Capacity Rebecca S. Doby Herbert K. Doby, in No. 98-1224 v. James Decrescenzo Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Phillip M. Fenster, County Administrator, Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, in His Official Capacity Amy Bryant, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Delegate for the County Administrator of the Bucks County Department of Mental Health/mental Retardation Lenape Valley Foundation Debbie Neidhardt, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Delegate for the County Administrator of the Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Township of Warrington Warrington Township Police Department John Bonargo, Chief of Police, Warrington Township Police Department, in His Official Capacity John Doe, Police Officer 1, Officer Who, With Police Officer 2, Asked Mrs. Doby to Step Outside Apartment at Approximately 7:00 P.M. And Took Mrs. Doby in Handcuffs and Shackles to the Hospital, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Police Officer of Warrington Township John Doe, Police Officer 2, Officer Who, With Police Officer 1, Asked Mrs. Doby to Step Outside Apartment at Approximately 7:00 P.M. And Took Mrs. Doby in Handcuffs and Shackles to the Hospital, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Police Officer of Warrington Township John Doe, Police Officer 3, 2 Officer Who Came to the Dobys' Apartment at Approximately 7:00 P.M. On December 30, 1993, and Remained at Their Apartment After Mrs. Doby Was Taken to the Hospital, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Police Officer of Warrington Township Lenape Valley Foundation John C. Richards, M.D. Doylestown Hospital Joseph Knox, Sergeant, of the Warrington Township Police Department, in His Official and Individual Capacity Michael Neipp, Officer, of the Warrington Township Police Department, in His Official and Individual Capacity Kenneth Hawthorn, Officer, of the Warrington Township Police Department, in His Official and Individual CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  2. Richard v. MetcalfHawaii Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Stroback v. CamaioniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Doby v. DeCrescenzoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  5. White v. Conestoga Title InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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