HOFFMAN v. SHELBY INS. CO.

No. 85-0734.

42 Pa. D. & C. 3d 646 (1986)

Hoffman v. Shelby Insurance Co.

Common Pleas Court of Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

January 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Zeigler, for plaintiff.

Andrew Hermann, for defendant.


LAVELLE, P.J., January 8, 1986.

This case raises the novel issue whether an insured may recover underinsured motorist benefits from his carrier after he has settled his claim against the tortfeasor-third-party's liability carrier for an amount less than the policy limits.

On July 1, 1985, plaintiff, James Frank Hoffman as administrator of the estate of Barbara Kay Hoffman (hereafter Hoffman) commenced...

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