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RUMP v. AETNA CAS. AND SUR. CO.

551 Pa. 339 (1998)

710 A.2d 1093

Samuel W. RUMP, Appellant, v. The AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 2, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Sbarbaro, III, West Chester, for Samuel W. Rump.

David L. Lutz, Timothy A. Shollenberger, Harrisburg, for Amicus-Pa. Trial Lawyers Assoc.

Louis E. Bricklin, Michael Saltzburg, Philadelphia, for Aetna.

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 selected the "limited tort" option for his automobile insurance policy pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law ("MVFRL")1 is precluded from recovering noneconomic damages (i.e., pain and suffering) under the uninsured motorist provisions of his insurance policy where the accident was caused by an uninsured motorist...

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