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· 9/28/1992

Heffernan & Co. v. Hartford Insurance Co. of America

Citations

  • 614 A.2d 295
  • 418 Pa. Super. 326
  • 1992 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3276

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that insurer’s duty to defend was triggered by answers to interrogatories because they put insurer “on notice that a claim for damage ... will probably be made”
  • holding that insurer’s duty to defend was triggered by answers to interrogatories because they put insurer “on notice that a claim for damage . . . will probably be made”
  • holding that attorneys’ fees can be awarded only from time duty to defend arose
  • holding that answers to interrogatories filed in the underlying action, which put the insurer on notice that a complaint would probably be amended to state a covered claim, triggered a duty to defend

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Judges: Wieand, Olszewski, Kelly

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