Legal Opinion
Lee v. Wheeler
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 31, 1987No. Misc. No. 25, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Judge.
In State Farm v. Md. Auto. Ins. Fund, 277 Md. 602, 605, 356 A.2d 560, 562 (1976), we held that an insurance policy that limited uninsured motorist coverage “to instances of physical impact between the insured and the phantom vehicle plainly violates the legislative mandate of [Md.Code, Art. 48A] § 541(c) and is void.” State Farm concerned an accident that occurred in Maryland. The issue now before us is whether the result should be different when the accident occurs outside Maryland. The specific question, put to us by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. GartelmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Allied American Mutual Fire Insurance v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- General Industries Corp. v. Hartz Mountain Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Jennings v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Allstate Insurance v. HartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
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- State v. Burning Tree Club, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
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