Legal Opinion

Kelly v. Nationwide Insurance

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 2, 1992No. 1797PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge.

This is an appeal from the lower court’s May 9, 1991 order granting the motion of Nationwide Insurance Company (“appellee”) for judgment on the pleadings against Clara Kelly (“appellant”). Appellant’s Complaint sought to have the lower court declare that an automobile policy exclusion that prevented vehicles insured under the liability coverage of the policy from being considered as an underinsured vehicle violated public policy. We agree with the lower court that such a policy exclusion does not violate public policy. We affirm.

The facts are as follows. Both appellant and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Sinn v. BurdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Wolgemuth v. Harleysville Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. East Crossroads Center, Inc. v. Mellon-Stuart Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Vogel v. BerkleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Gallo v. J.C. Penney Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Paylor v. Hartford Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. VillicanaIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
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  4. St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. CorbettSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. McAllister v. Millville Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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