VANDERHOFF v. HARLEYSVILLE INS. CO.

No. 123 MAP 2006.

997 A.2d 328 (2010)

Forester VANDERHOFF, Appellant v. HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian C. Corcoran, for Forester Vanderhoff.

Laurence M. Kelly, Kelly & Kelly, Montrose, for amicus curiae Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

James C. Haggerty, Swartz Campbell LLC, Philadelphia, for Harleysville Insurance Company.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, JJ.


OPINION

Justice BAER.1

In this case, we consider the effect of the inclusion of a provision in the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law's (MVFRL), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1701-1799.7, definition of "uninsured motor vehicle," providing for notification of police and the insurer within thirty days of an accident caused by an unidentified vehicle. Specifically, we examine the continued applicability of the long-standing...

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