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


541 A.2d 557 (1988)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. Lydia B. WAGAMON, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: May 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Casarino (argued), and Sherry Ruggiero of Tybout, Redfearn, Casarino & Pell, Wilmington, for appellant.

W. Wade W. Scott (argued) of Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, for appellee.

Before HORSEY, MOORE and HOLLAND, JJ.


MOORE, Justice.

This appeal concerns the validity of an automobile insurance provision, commonly known as a "household exclusion", which purports to deny liability insurance coverage to an insured party for any personal injury claim brought by a member of the insured's family residing with the insured. Thus we consider for the first time whether such a provision conflicts with the Delaware mandatory liability insurance statute...

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