Tonkovic v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Decided March 2, 1987. Stephen A. Zappala wrote the opinion for the court.

521 A.2d 920 · Cited 133 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire Insurance · 469 A.2d 563
• Rempel v. Nationwide Life Insurance · 370 A.2d 366
• Collister v. Nationwide Life Insurance · 388 A.2d 1346
• Gene & Harvey Builders, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Ass'n · 517 A.2d 910
• Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp. · 494 A.2d 1088
• Thompson v. City of Philadelphia · 493 A.2d 669
• Allen v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 208 A.2d 638
• Glass v. Freeman · 430 Pa. 21
• Beckham v. Travelers Insurance · 424 Pa. 107

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• Donegal Mutual Insurance Co. v. Baumhammers · 893 A.2d 797
• Motorists Mutual Insurance v. Kulp · 688 F. Supp. 1033
• Benevento v. Life USA Holding, Inc. · 61 F. Supp. 2d 407
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• Matcon Diamond, Inc. v. Penn National Insurance · 815 A.2d 1109
• Ross v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 411 F. Supp. 2d 571
• Altimari v. John Hancock Variable Life Insurance · 247 F. Supp. 2d 637
• Boehm, R. v. Riversource Life Insurance · 117 A.3d 308
• Rourke v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance · 116 A.3d 87
• Erie Insurance Exchange v. Baker · 972 A.2d 507
• Travelers Personal Ins. Co. v. Estate of Parzych · 675 F. Supp. 2d 505
• State Automobile Insurance v. Young Men's Republican Club of Allegheny County, Inc. · 663 F. Supp. 1077
• Allstate Insurance v. Sprout · 782 F. Supp. 999
• State Farm Insurance v. Taylor · 293 F. Supp. 2d 530
• Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance · 735 A.2d 100
• Wilkie v. Auto-Owners Insurance · 664 N.W.2d 776
• Marshall v. Port Authority · 568 A.2d 931
• UTI Corp. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. · 896 F. Supp. 362
• Koken v. Legion Insurance · 831 A.2d 1196

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