Legal Opinion

Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance v. Hymes

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 13, 2011No. 1227 WDA 2010PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

PANELLA, J.:

Appellants, Jacob Hymes, Rebecca Hymes and William Hymes, appeal from the order granting judgment on the pleadings to Appellee, Allstate Fire and Casualty Company, in this action involving a claim for underinsured motorist’s benefits. After careful review, we affirm.

In this appeal, we must construe the “household exclusion” in an automobile insurance policy to determine if an injured plaintiff is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage. Specifically, we must determine whether language excluding coverage for damages sustained while “on” a motorcycle bars coverage for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Hutchison v. Sunbeam Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. 401 Fourth Street, Inc. v. Investors Insurance GroupSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Pennsylvania Financial Responsibility Assigned Claims Plan v. EnglishSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by23 opinions

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