SALAZAR v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.


549 Pa. 658 (1997)

702 A.2d 1038

Rita SALAZAR and Celitia Salazar, Appellants, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold Machles, Bala Cynwyd, for Rita Salazar & Cilitia Salazar.

Otis V. Maynard, Philadelphia, for Allstate Insurance Co.

Robert J. Foster, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae Trial Lawyers Assn.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether an insurer may be granted summary judgment, as a matter of law, in an action to recover uninsured motorist (UM) benefits brought by resident relatives of the named insured, where the insurance policy renewal forms supplied to the policy's named insured failed to contain the notice required by section 1791.1 of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (MVFRL),...

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