Opinion ID: 2075607
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The Haldeman Petition.

Text: In order for the Haldeman petition to intervene to be granted, appellant-petitioner must establish as true all allegations properly needed to be included in that category of persons represented by Rule 2327(3) or (4). In order to be included under 2327(3) or (4), appellant-petitioner must be a member of the class acting as plaintiffs in this class action suit. All subclasses of the main class in this suit have as a requirement that the member be a resident of Pennsylvania. [8] As discussed above, and in the trial court opinion, it is the appellant-petitioner's burden to show that all the requirements of intervention under Rule 2327 are met. The trial court pointed to the fact that Haldeman offered only oral evidence with no supporting documentation. As executor of decedent's estate, Haldeman should have access to such documentation. The court also found that the record suggests that the estate had applied for and received benefits under Delaware law. Additionally, the trial court found the following oral and documentary evidence indicative of nonresidency: [T]he benefits were paid pursuant to Delaware law, that the policy, the original no-fault application form, and the Acord form all listed a Rehoboth Beach Delaware address, that the car was titled in Delaware, and that the policy was issued as a Delaware policy and was billed as for a Delaware resident. Further, supporting documents were submitted showing the cremation bill which had been paid to a Delaware crematory, the Acord form listing the Rehoboth Beach address, and the no-fault application form signed by the decedent's daughter which also lists the Rehoboth Beach address. Trial court opinion, 5/16/89 at 6 (emphasis added). Following a review of the record, we determine that the question of decedent's residency is, at the least, ambiguous. We therefore determine that Haldeman has failed to establish sufficiently the allegations contained in his petition. His petition to intervene is therefore denied.