Case Name: David W. VANSLANDER, Sr., Sandra M. Vanslander, and David W. Vanslander, Jr., a minor, by David W. Vanslander, Sr., his guardian v. The AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1987-11-02
Citations: 516 Pa. 363
Docket Number: Appeal No. 88 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1986
Parties: David W. VANSLANDER, Sr., Sandra M. Vanslander, and David W. Vanslander, Jr., a minor, by David W. Vanslander, Sr., his guardian v. The AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Appellant.
Judges: Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDermott, zappala, and papadakos, jj.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 516
Pages: 363–364

Head Matter:
532 A.2d 435
David W. VANSLANDER, Sr., Sandra M. Vanslander, and David W. Vanslander, Jr., a minor, by David W. Vanslander, Sr., his guardian v. The AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued Sept. 21, 1987.
Decided Nov. 2, 1987.
Reargument Denied Dec. 18, 1987.
John L. McIntyre, Frank J. Hartye, Pfaff, McIntyre, Dugas & Hartye, Hollidaysburg, for appellant.
Gerard R. Sorg, St. Marys, for appellees.
Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDermott, zappala, and papadakos, jj.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
The Court being evenly divided as to whether to render a decision on the merits, the appeal is hereby dismissed.
HUTCHINSON, Former J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.
NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY and McDERMOTT, JJ., would reach the merits of the appeal.
LARSEN, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ., would dismiss the appeal as having been improvidently granted.