Cotchan v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

462 S.E.2d 78 (1995)

Barbara E. COTCHAN, et al.

v.

STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY.

Record No. 941858.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 15, 1995.

J. Thomas McGrath, Richmond, for appellants.

Edward H. Grove, III, Fairfax (Brault, Palmer, Grove, Zimmerman, White & Mims, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., and COMPTON, STEPHENSON, WHITING,[1] LACY, HASSELL and KEENAN, JJ.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether an exclusion in an automobile insurance policy respecting payment of medical expense benefits conflicts with and is prohibited by statutory law.

State Farm…