Legal Opinion
Sackett v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 27, 2007No. 8 WAP 2006PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
In April 2007, this Court issued its opinion in the above matter, implementing a plain-meaning approach to Section 1738(c) of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (the “MVFRL”). See Sackett v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 591 Pa. 416, 919 A.2d 194 (2007) (“Sackett I ”). Section 1738 concerns the stacking of uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance (“UM/UIM”) coverage and the waiver of stacked coverage. See 75 Pa.C.S. § 1738. Sackett / held that, even where stacked coverage has been previously waived under Section 1738(b) via the execution of a valid waiver…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Craley v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Sackett v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Bird v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- Christensen v. Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 2000
- Satterfield v. Erie Insurance Property & CasualtyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance v. Pro Design, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- 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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