State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Pierce

ORFINGER, Judge.

Sherilyn Marie Pierce was injured when, as a pedestrian, she was struck by an automobile driven by Mark J. Giere and insured by appellant State Farm. Sherilyn did not own an automobile and lived with her husband, appellee James A. Pierce, who did own an automobile but who had no insurance. When Sherilyn filed suit against State Farm claiming personal injury protection benefits under Giere’s policy, State Farm filed a third-party complaint against her husband alleging that he was required to carry insurance; that had he carried the required insurance, his carrier would have…