Legal Opinion
Atlanta Cas. Co. v. Payne
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1992No. 90-CA-0813PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal arises from a May 30, 1990, order of the Circuit Court of Pontotoc County, in favor of the Appellees, Pakita and Randy Payne, claimants on an uninsured motorist policy, denying Atlanta Casualty Company's motion for summary judgment. We affirm on the issue that a Named Driver Exclusion endorsement, which specifically provides for the written rejection of Uninsured Motorist benefits, violates the Mississippi Uninsured Motorist Act so as to render the exclusion invalid.
FACTS
On September 20, 1988, Pakita Payne, Randy Payne and Dustin Payne were injured in a collision proximately…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Harthcock v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Wickline v. US Fidelity & Guar. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Harris v. MageeMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Lowery v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1973
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. NesterMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1994
- Spradlin v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1995
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