Case Name: SECURITY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. v. Veronica K. MARIA et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1981-07-30
Citations: 433 A.2d 693
Docket Number: No. 81-29-A
Parties: SECURITY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. v. Veronica K. MARIA et al.
Judges: WEISBERGER, J., did not participate.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 433
Pages: 693–693

Head Matter:
SECURITY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. v. Veronica K. MARIA et al.
No. 81-29-A.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
July 30, 1981.
Bennett R. Gallo, Providence, for plaintiff.
Ronald J. Resmini, Providence, for defendants.

Opinion:
ORDER
This case is here on appeal from a Superi- or Court judgment wherein it was determined that recovery under the "hit and run" provisions of an uninsured motorist policy was precluded in the absence of physical contact between the insured's vehicle and that of the unidentified motorist. The briefing requirements herein were stayed pending our decision in Pin Pin H. Su. v. Kemper Insurance Companies/American Motorists Insurance Company, 431 A.2d 416 (R.I.1981) wherein this same issue was before us. In Pin Pin, we decided that the insurance policy requirement of physical contact in these cases is void as against the policy inherent in the uninsured-motorist statute.
Accordingly, the judgment of the Superi- or Court is hereby vacated and this case is remanded to the Superior Court for reconsideration in light of Pin Pin H. Su.
WEISBERGER, J., did not participate.