MURPHY, J., July 2, 1979.
Defendant's preliminary objections to plaintiff's amended complaint in trespass and assumpsit present this court with the narrow question of whether punitive damages are recoverable for failure to pay a claim promptly under the Pennsylvania No-fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of July 19, 1974, P.L. 489.
On July 27, 1978, plaintiff filed a complaint in assumpsit and trespass against defendant insurance...
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