DIAMON v. PENN MUT. FIRE INS. CO.


247 Pa.Super. 534 (1977)

372 A.2d 1218

William J. DIAMON and Clara A. Diamon, his wife, Appellants, v. PENN MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry J. Rea, Jr., Pittsburgh, for appellants.

R. Charles Thomas, Meadville, with him Bozic, Thomas & Johnson, Meadville, for appellee.

Before JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.


SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order granting a motion for summary judgment. The motion was filed by an insurance company, resisting a claim by its insured.

It is established that "[t]he utmost fair dealing should characterize the transactions between an insurance company and the insured." Fedas v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, 300 Pa. 555, 559, 151 A. 285, 286 (1930). It is also established that a motion for summary judgment...

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