COLANTUNO v. AETNA INS. CO.

No. 92-1314.

980 F.2d 908 (1992)

Laura COLANTUNO; Steven Colantuno, H/W, Appellants, v. AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Marvin (argued), Shuster & Marvin, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., for appellants.

James P. Bradley (argued), Donaghue & Bradley, Media, Pa., for appellee.

Before: COWEN, NYGAARD and SEITZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, we are asked to determine whether a Pennsylvania insurance statute which imposes penalties for bad faith is applicable to policies written before the statute's effective date. The district court determined that the penalties provided in the statute only apply to insurance policies entered into after the statute's effective date and dismissed under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). We will reverse...

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