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WATSON v. AMERICAN NAT. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 281PA92.

425 S.E.2d 696 (1993)

333 N.C. 338

James WATSON v. AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pritchett, Cooke & Burch by William W. Pritchett, Jr., Lars P. Simonsen and David J. Irvine, Jr., Windsor, for plaintiff-appellant.

Haywood, Denny, Miller, Johnson, Sessoms & Patrick by George W. Miller, Jr. and Robert E. Levin, Durham, for defendant-appellee.

WEBB, Justice.

This case brings to the Court a question as to whether the plaintiff has underinsured motorist coverage for injuries received in an automobile accident. The plaintiff contends that N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(b)(4) provides that the policy he has with defendant gives him underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of his liability coverage because there is no showing that he rejected underinsured motorist coverage.

We hold that this case is governed...

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