Smith v. Washington-Southern Railway Co.

How courts have described this case

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• “ ‘The primary, if not sole purpose of mandatory uninsured motorist coverage is to protect innocent victims from the hardships caused by negligent, financially irresponsible drivers.’ ” (quoting Lusk v. Doe, 175 W.Va. 775, 779, 338 S.E.2d 375, 380 (1985))
• “In order to satisfy the ‘physical contact’ requirement set forth in W.Va.Code, 33-6 — 31(e)(iii), it is necessary to establish a close and substantial physical nexus between an unidentified hit-and-run vehicle and the insured vehicle.”

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