NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. SCOTT

Record No. 850389.

363 S.E.2d 703 (1988)

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Rhonda Lynn SCOTT, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Stone, Jr. (Stone & Worthy, Martinsville, on briefs), for appellant.

L. Dale McGhee (Philpott & McGhee, P.C., Bassett, on brief), for appellee Rhonda Lynn Scott.

No briefs or arguments for appellees Dale Lynn Bower and Linwood Mark Truman.

Present: All the Justices.


POFF, Justice.

The sole issue framed on this appeal is whether the trial court correctly construed the statute requiring the inclusion of "underinsured motorist" coverage in the "uninsured motorist" endorsement in automobile insurance policies.

The facts are stipulated. On May 13, 1983, plaintiff Rhonda Lynn Scott suffered severe and permanent injuries in a collision between two automobiles, one driven by Linwood Mark Truman and the other by Dale Lynn Bower...

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