Legal Opinion

Petteway v. South Carolina Insurance

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 16, 1989No. 884SC1098PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Judge.

The only question before us being whether plaintiff’s claim to the benefit of defendants’ uninsured motorist coverages is legally enforceable under G.S. 20-279.21(b)(3) and the record showing without contradiction that plaintiff’s injuries did not result from a collision between motor vehicles, the order is correct and we affirm it.

In personal injury cases based upon the negligence of an unidentified motorist, G.S. 20-279.21(b)(3) authorizes recovery under the uninsured motorist provision of automobile liability insurance policies written in this state only if the injuries…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hendricks v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1969
  2. McNeil v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
  3. East v. Reserve Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Andersen v. BaccusSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  2. Andersen v. BaccusCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
  3. Geico Insurance Co. v. LarsonDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2008
  4. Johnson v. North Carolina Farm Bureau InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
  5. Moore v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008

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