Legal Opinion

Providence Washington Insurance v. Rosato

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 11, 1984No. 1583PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

The question presented on appeal is whether a passenger in a vehicle insured under a “garage fleet policy” can stack or cumulate uninsured motorist coverages where (1) the policy limits liability to single coverage, (2) she is not a named insured or premium payor under the policy, and (3) she is an insured only because she was occupying the insured vehicle. We hold that she cannot stack uninsured motorist coverages and, accordingly, affirm the order of the court below.

On October 14, 1979, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Michael Coyle was operating a motorcycle on Conestoga Road in…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Utica Mutual Insurance v. ContriscianeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co. v. BlumlingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Bankes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Pattani v. Keystone InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Jeffrey v. Erie Insurance ExchangeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Estate of Rosato v. Harleysville Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Groff v. Continental InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Arthur J. Lacourse, on Behalf of the Estate of Peter Lacourse, Deceased v. Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  5. Patton v. Hanover InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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