Hill v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

In this appeal from a declaratory judgment, we must determine whether a “moped” is a “motor vehicle” within the terms of the uninsured motorist coverage in an automobile liability insurance policy.

The facts were stipulated in the trial court. On July 19, 1984, Keith A. Hill, a minor, was a passenger riding on a moped 1 which was owned and operated by Matthew Warren Fletcher, who was twelve years old. The moped collided with a truck on South Glebe Road in Arlington. Keith sustained injuries as a result of the collision. The moped was not, and was not required to be, registered, licensed, or…