Legal Opinion

Nationwide Insurance Company v. Marian Resseguie Larry C. Resseguie, Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard Resseguie, Deceased

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 17, 1992No. 92-7131PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

This suit arises from a dispute over the meaning of § 1734 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law. Appellant Nationwide Insurance Company (“Nationwide”) contends that the underin-sured motorist coverage of its named insured, appellee Marian Resseguie, was lowered by the verbal request of her husband. We are required to evaluate whether under Section 1734 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law a request to lower underinsured motorist coverage must be in writing to be effective. Nationwide Insurance Company…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. United States v. HartwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
  3. Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  4. Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  5. Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Timothy M. Burgh v. Borough Council of the Borough of Montrose Timothy BurghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  2. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. BuffettaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. Allwein v. Donegal Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Eileen Gibson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile ICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2021
  5. Motorists Insurance Companies v. EmigSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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