PRUDENTIAL PROP v. HOBSON


67 N.Y.2d 19 (1986)

In the Matter of Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Respondent, v. Marjorie Hobson et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry E. Ribowsky and Joseph Greene for appellants.

Norman H. Dachs for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

The requirement of "physical contact" in the definition of "hit-and-run automobile" contained in the uniform uninsured motorist indorsement is a matter of coverage, not exclusion from coverage.

Respondents, Marjorie Hobson and Vivian Belasco, were in an automobile accident involving an unidentified driver, who made an illegal turn in front of their car. In attempting to avoid a collision, respondents spun...

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