PARSONESE v. MIDLAND NAT. INS. CO.


550 Pa. 423 (1998)

706 A.2d 814

Patricia M. PARSONESE, Appellee, v. MIDLAND NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., and Christopher M. Meyers, Karen Meyers Torina, and Dennis Meyers, Appellants. Appeal of Christopher M. MEYERS.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randal S. White, Doylestown, for Meyers.

Robert F. Ruehl, Doylestown, for Parsonese.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Judge.

This appeal challenges the constitutionality of the retroactive application of a statute affecting life insurance contracts. The trial court held that, if applied retroactively, the statute would violate the contracts clause of the state and federal constitutions by impairing the life insurance contract at issue in this case. Accordingly, the court did not apply the...

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