Arthur v. Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

STANLEY S. HARRIS, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on defendant’s motion to dismiss based on the District of Columbia’s Compulsory/No Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982, D.C.Law 4-155, D.C.Code § 35-2101 et seq. (Supp.1984). In opposition, the plaintiff claims he is exempt from the Act’s restriction on civil liability suits because of his status as a taxicab driver. See D.C.Code §§ 35-2105(a) and 35-2111(e). See also Mayor’s Order No. 82-223 (Dec. 30, 1982).

The issue of the Act’s applicability to taxicab drivers is no longer novel, having been…