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BASKIND v. NATIONAL SURETY CORP.

376 Pa. 13 (1954)

Baskind, Appellant, v. National Surety Corporation.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 4, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest C. Reif, with him J. Lawrence McBride and Dickie, McCamey, Chilcote, Reif & Robinson, for appellants.

Tom P. Monteverde, with him James J. Burns, Jr., for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J. STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ALLEN M. STEARNE, January 4, 1954:

The basic question presented by these appeals is whether or not a declaratory judgment is an appropriate remedy where, before a document can be construed, it is necessary to reform the instrument.

The petition for declaratory judgment averred that Abe Baskind was insured by the National Surety Corporation for public liability on a 1950 Chevrolet sedan which,...

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