JANICIK v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA


305 Pa.Super. 120 (1982)

451 A.2d 451

Margaret E. JANICIK, Appellant, v. The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a corporation.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 15, 1982.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied January 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Malakoff, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

John H. Scott, Jr., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before CERCONE, President Judge, and BROSKY and HOFFMAN, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in denying her petition for class certification. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the order of the court below and certify the class.

Appellant is the primary beneficiary of two life insurance policies purchased from appellee by her late husband. The policies, issued in 1964 and 1966, contained identical "family-income benefit riders" providing that she would receive fifty dollars per month under...

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