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D'AMBROSIO v. PA. NAT. MUT. CAS. INS. CO.

494 Pa. 501 (1981)

431 A.2d 966

Anthony E. D'AMBROSIO, Jr., Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL MUTUAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 8, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel S. Robbins, Brookhaven, for appellant.

Timothy B. Barnard, Media, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This is a dispute over property insurance coverage. It is usual in that the insured seeks to recover that sum he had expected the insurer to pay for repairs to his property under the parties' contract of insurance. However, it is unusual in that the insured also seeks damages for "emotional distress" and punitive damages because of the insurer's alleged "bad faith" conduct in denying the insured's claim. At issue on...

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