Erie Insurance Ex. v. United Services Auto

• Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Decided: July 15, 2024
• Docket: 27 WAL 2024 (Granted)
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT

ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE A/S/O : No. 27 WAL 2024 BATES COLLISION, INC. JAMES MYERS, : ANITA MORGAN, LOSSIE AUTO : SERVICE, AND BENEDICTINE SISTERS : Petition for Allowance of Appeal OF ERIE, INC., : from the Order of the Superior Court : Respondents : : : v. : : : UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE : ASSOCIATION, : : Petitioner : : : v. : : : BATES COLLISION, INC., : : Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 15th day of July, 2024, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:

a. Did the Superior Court rule inconsistently with this Court’s decision in Pyeritz v. Commonwealth, 32 A.3d 687 (Pa. 2011)[,] by ignoring that Erie’s “promissory estoppel” claim was a masked cause of action for negligent spoliation of evidence not recognized in Pennsylvania, which also posed an issue of substantial public importance, and was its decision also inconsistent with Pennsylvania law on promissory estoppel? b. Was the Superior Court’s decision inconsistent with Pennsylvania law on subrogation, as Erie’s suit against [Petitioner] as the subrogee of its insureds was limited to their rights to recover from the party responsible for their property loss, and Erie had no right of recovery against [Petitioner] as a matter of law as it was undisputed that [Petitioner] did not cause the fire?

Justice McCaffery did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

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