Jirousek v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America

The sole question involved in this appeal is whether the insured, who admittedly died of injuries received in an accident while operating his motorcycle, can qualify under either conditions (a) or (b) of the supplemental “Non-Occupational Vehicle Accident” provision. The opinion of this court is that he cannot.

In the trial court, the claim was made by plaintiff that the decedent’s motorcycle should be classified as a vehicle included in the language “. . . private automobile of pleasure car design....”

In both brief and oral argument, plaintiff has attempted to establish that the word…