White v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance

Hines, Justice.

We consider whether an insurance company may exclude from uninsured motorist coverage a resident relative of the named insured who owns her own automobile. Certiorari was granted to review the opinion in Metropolitan Property &c. Ins. Co. v. White, 217 Ga. App. 108 (456 SE2d 511) (1995). The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed.

The issue to be resolved is whether under Doe v. Rampley, 256 Ga. 575 (351 SE2d 205) (1987), and OCGA § 33-7-11, an insurer may provide by contract that a resident relative of the named insured who owns her own motor vehicle is excluded from…