Shelhammer v. Erie Insurance

WETTICK, J.,

The subject of this opinion and order of court is Erie Insurance Company’s petition to enforce settlement.1

The facts are not in dispute. Paul Shelhammer was injured in an automobile accident. Through his prior counsel, he settled with the tort-feasor for the policy limits. Through his prior counsel, he raised an under-insurance claim against Erie (his own insurance company). Prior counsel for Mr. Shelhammer and counsel for Erie engaged in settlement negotiations. Through a telephone call in early June 1992, prior counsel for *255Mr. Shelhammer advised counsel for Erie that Mr.…