Sackett v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
*419 OPINION
Justice BALDWIN.
In this matter, we are asked to resolve a pure question of law.1 Does the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (the MVFRL), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1701-1799.7, require automobile insurers to provide first named insureds the opportunity to waive the stacked limits of uninsured/underinsured (UM/UIM)2 coverage for each instance an insured purchases UM/UIM coverage by adding a vehicle to an existing policy?3,4 The answer is yes. The Legislature has *420provided the Statutory Construction Act for resolution of such questions of law. 1 Pa.C.S. §§ 1501-1991. Section…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pennsylvania Financial Responsibility Assigned Claims Plan v. EnglishSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Burstein v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Craley v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Lewis v. Erie Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Smith v. Hartford Insurance Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Sackett v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Sackett v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Shipp v. Phoenix Insurance Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Bumbarger v. Peerless Indemnity InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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