Alessandro v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, Judge:
Plaintiff brought this class action on behalf of all persons insured with the defendant insurance company whose uninsured motorist coverage payments had been reduced by set-offs equal to amounts paid by the company under medical payments coverage. The class excepted those whose claims were barred by the statute of limitations.
A clause customarily included in the insurance policies issued by defendant allows payments under uninsured motorist coverage to be reduced by payments under medical coverage. Plaintiff contends that this clause is void as it is…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited14 opinions
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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- Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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- Haft v. United States Steel Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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