Smith v. Enterprise Leasing Co.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the grant of partial summary judgment1 in favor of plaintiffs-appellees Sharmetha Smith and Vanessa Smith and against defendant-appellant Enterprise Leasing Company of Philadelphia, t/a Enterprise Rent-a-Car. The issue is whether Enterprise, a self-insured entity, must pay to the Smiths, renters of an Enterprise vehicle, uninsured motorist (UM) benefits pursuant to the terms of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (MVFRL), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1701-1799.7 (Purdon 1996). The trial court held that Enterprise owed *752such coverage to the Smiths as a matter…