Carmichael v. Bryan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

COBURN, J.A.D.

This appeal concerns two issues: whether the court, in granting summary judgment to defendant, erred (1) in finding that plaintiff was subject to the New Jersey verbal threshold statute, N.J.SA 39:6A-8, for her failure to abide by the compulsory automobile insurance coverage statute, N.J.S.A 39:6A-3; and (2) in determining that her injuries were not sufficiently severe to satisfy the requirements of the verbal threshold statute.

At about 2:30 p.m. on May 27, 1993, plaintiff was operating a motor vehicle owned by her father-in-law, James E.…