EICHELMAN v. NATIONWIDE INS. CO.


551 Pa. 558 (1998)

711 A.2d 1006

Jonathan B. EICHELMAN, Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Wright for Jonathan B. Eichelman.

Kim R. Plouffe, Philadelphia, for Nationwide Ins. Co.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The sole issue on appeal is whether a person who has voluntarily elected to forego underinsured motorist coverage on his own vehicle is precluded from recovering underinsured motorist benefits from separate automobile insurance policies issued to family members with whom he resides as a result of a "household exclusion" clause excluding underinsured motorist coverage for bodily injury suffered while occupying...

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