Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company v. Bochenek

(Court opinion corrected 10/10/17.) Insured and his wife and daughter were crossing the street when his wife was struck and seriously injured by a hit and run driver. Wife filed a claim with insurer, which paid her $100,000 limited on her uninsured motorist coverage. Insured filed a claim for post-traumatic stress disorder and its physical manifestations suffered post-accident. Insurer properly denied insured's claim as barred by the requirement of the policy. that there be physical contact to recover under uninsured motorist provision.(NEVILLE and MASON, concurring).