EPSTEIN v. STATE FARM MUT. INS. CO.


312 Pa.Super. 542 (1983)

459 A.2d 354

Michael EPSTEIN, Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 18, 1983.

Reargument Denied May 25, 1983.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied November 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen L. Feingold, Philadelphia, for appellant.

John E. Schuppert, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before SPAETH, WICKERSHAM and CIRILLO, JJ.


SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant's complaint with prejudice on the ground that the claim raised is the same as the one that has already been asserted in a prior action. Appellant argues that we should reverse the order because dismissal was not justified under the doctrines of res judicata or lis pendens. We affirm.

In July 1978, Michael Epstein, appellant, was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Appellant was insured by...

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