Drake v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This case involves the interpretation of the Pennsylvania No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, Act of July 19, 1974, P.L. 489, 40 P.S. § 1009.101 et seq. Although the statute was repealed on October 1, 1984, by its successor, the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, Act of February 12,1984, P.L. 26, No. 11, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1701 et seq., the terms of the No-Fault Act still control the obligations of insurers of victims of serious accidents which occurred while the act was in effect and who still suffer from injuries received in those accidents. The…