Rajhel v. Automobile Club Insurance

Plaintiff was unable to start her car and called a tow truck. When the tow truck arrived, she left her car and walked towards it. As plaintiff approached the tow truck, she slipped on a patch of ice and injured herself. Plaintiff then brought this suit seeking recovery of no-fault benefits from her insurer. The trial court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment and this Court granted leave to appeal.

When denying defendant’s motion, the lower court found that plaintiff was an occupant of the motor vehicle and that there was a causal connec*595tion between her injury and the ownership,…