Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2016

Rancosky v. Washington National Ins., Co., Pet

Rancosky v. Washington National Ins., Co., Pet
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided August 30, 2016 · Per Curiam
144 A.3d 926; 636 Pa. 465; 2016 Pa. LEXIS 1910; 2016 WL 4530028 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

Rancosky v. Washington National Ins., Co., Pet

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 30th day of August, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the is *466 sue[s] set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue[s], as stated by petitioner, is:

Whether this Court should ratify the requirements of Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co., 437 Pa.Super. 108, 649 A.2d 680 (1994), appeal denied, 540 Pa. 641, 659 A.2d 560 (1995), for establishing insurer bad faith under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8371, and assuming the answer to be in the affirmative, whether the Superior Court erred in holding that Terletsky factor of a “motive of self-interest or ill-will” is merely a discretionary consideration rather than a mandatory prerequisite to proving bad faith?

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