Legal Opinion
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. William Cosenza Angelina C. Cosenza, H/w Patsy Dezii William Cosenza Angelina C. Cosenza, Patsy Dezii
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 18, 2001No. 00-4151PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents a question of first impression relating to the construction and enforceability of an exclusion in an automobile insurance contract stating that an insured cannot recover benefits under both the liability coverage and the underinsured motorist coverage of the insurance contract. The District Court exercised jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. We exercise appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We hold that, on the facts of this case, the “dual recovery” prohibition is invalid and…
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