Jones v. Transamerica Insurance Co.

HALL, Justice:

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment denying him the right to recover benefits under a contract of “no-fault” insurance issued in conformance with the Utah Automobile No-Fault Insurance Act, 1 (hereinafter “Act”).

On February 13, 1974, plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident in Kane County, Utah, while on a sales trip to California. He experienced little pain at the time of the accident and continued on his sales trip. It was not until he returned home to Orem, Utah, on February 21, 1974, that he consulted one Dr. Jacobs, an orthopedic surgeon. He then absented…