BLOOD v. OLD GUARD INS. CO.


934 A.2d 1218 (2007)

Jay BLOOD, Appellee v. OLD GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Ramaley, Zimmer Kunz, P.L.L.C., Pittsburgh, for Old Guard Ins. Co., appellant.

Teresa Ficken Sachs, Post & Schell, P.C., Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania Defense Institute, appellant amicus curiae.

Michael John Koehler, Nicholas, Perot, Smith, Koehler and Wall, P.C., Erie; Scott B. Cooper, Schmidt Kramer, P.C., Harrisburg, for Jay Blood, appellee.

Mitchell S. Clair, Donald F. Manchel & Associates, Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Ass'n, appellee amicus curiae.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN and FITZGERALD, JJ.


OPINION

Justice BALDWIN.

In this automobile insurance case, we determine how an insured's decision to reduce the limits of his or her liability coverage affects a previous election of uninsured/underinsured motorist ("UM/UIM") coverage at a level less than the liability limits established prior to the reduction. For reasons explained below, we reverse the decision of the Superior Court.

When Michael and Sharon Blood, Appellee's parents, applied...

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