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Gallagher v. GEICO Indemnity, No. 87 WAL 2018 (Pa. Aug. 8 2017) granted an appeal to address the household exclusion and stacking when multiple policies, including a motorcycle policy, are issued by the same insurance company. Specifically the Court agreed to address...
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently provided additional guidance for when evidence of a driver’s intoxication may be admitted into evidence. In Partlow v. Gray, No. 2017 Pa. Super. 187 (Pa. Super. June 15, 2017) the defendant driver sought to exclude...
In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has recognized a same-sex, common-law marriage when the marriage was entered into before the abolishment of common-law marriage in 2005. In Re: Estate of Stephen Carter Appeal of: Michael Hunter, No. 1126 WDA 2016...
In the case of Fernandez v. Erie Ins. Group, a non-precedential Pennsylvania Superior Court Memorandum, Bridget Fernandez appealed from an Order of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas granting Erie Insurance Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment. The...
In 1998, Kidd purchased an automobile policy with coverage for four (4) vehicles, including one for her son, James Fred Brown, a resident relative of the household. Subsequently, Mr. Brown’s vehicle was moved to a new policy and he executed a sign-down form for lower...