STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. DAPRATO

No. 348, 2003.

840 A.2d 595 (2003)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. Lois DAPRATO, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: December 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin M. Shalk (argued) and Thomas P. Leff of Casarino, Christman & Shalk, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant.

Nicholas H. Rodriguez and Noel E. Primos (argued) of Schmittinger and Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, Delaware, for Appellee.

Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, STEELE and JACOBS, Justices (constituting the Court en banc).


STEELE, Justice.

In this case of first impression we are asked to decide whether a "household" exclusion found in a personal liability umbrella policy that includes excess automobile liability coverage is repugnant to Delaware's Financial Responsibility Laws. Further, we examine whether the trial judge, by granting the claimant summary judgment, misapplied our decision in Nationwide...

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