Lovering v. Erie Indemnity Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

The plaintiffs in this case, George Lovering and Ethel Lovering, his wife, carried an insurance policy which provided that in the event the insured were injured in an automobile accident, the insurance company (Erie Indemnity) would pay them “any uncollectible valid legal claim” (up to $20,000) as the result of damages suffered at the hands of a “financially irresponsible uninsured” motorist.

On December 9, 1960, the Loverings, while in their automobile; were.-injured through , the alleged negligence of another motorist, Theodore Burns. -They brought a trespass…