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Cordero v. Potomac Insurance Company of Illinois

Declaratory judgment in favor of defendants affirmed; defendants had no duty to pay plaintiffs benefits under a commercial umbrella policy because, under the clear language of the policy, plaintiff was not a covered insured.

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�1 This is an appeal from the order issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County rendering declaratory judgment in favor of Appellees Potomac Insurance Company of Illinois (Potomac Insurance), General Accident Insurance Company (General Accident), Javier Cordero, and Z & A Auto Sales (Z & A). The trial court declared that Appellees had no duty to pay to Appellants benefits under a Commercial Umbrella Insurance Policy, which was issued to Z & A by Potomac Insurance, a division of General Accident. On appeal, Appellants contend that Javier Cordero is an insured under the Commercial Umbrella Insurance Policy, and, therefore, there was up to one million dollars in additional coverage available for Appellants’ injuries arising out of the automobile accident at issue. We affirm.

�2 The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: In April of 1999, Javier Cordero took his vehicle to Z & A to be serviced, and, in return, Z & A loaned Javier Cordero a 1997 Honda Civic, which was owned by Z & A. Z & A is a named insured under two policies: (1) A Garage Policy issued by Potomac Insurance with a policy limit of one million dollars in liability and one hundred thousand dollars in nonstacked underinsured motorist coverage per accident, and (2) A Commercial Umbrella Policy issued by Potomac Insurance, with a policy limit of one million dollars per occurrence in liability coverage as excess limits over the Garage Policy.

�3 On April 14, 1999, Javier Cordero was operating the loaner car, with Henry Cordero, David Garcia, and Johanna Delgado as passengers. Near Second and Luzerne Streets in Philadelphia, Javier Cordero lost control of the Honda Civic, resulting in fatal injuries to Henry Cordero and serious and permanent injuries to David Garcia and Johanna Delgado.

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