Lee v. Saliga

MILLER, Justice:

The Circuit Court of Marshall County has certified questions to us in these consolidated cases pursuant to W.Va.Code, 58-5-2. 1 These questions require us to decide whether the requirement of physical contact contained in our uninsured motorist statute, W.Va.Code, 33 — 6—31(e)(iii), applies to an uninsured motorist insurance policy issued in Pennsylvania. 2 The circuit court found that West Virginia law applied and that physical contact was necessary. We come to the contrary conclusion under our conflict of laws rule, and hold that the question is controlled by the law of…