Federal Insurance v. Watnick

*40OPINION OF THE COURT

Kunzeman, J. P.

This appeal arises from an automobile accident in the province of Quebec, Canada, in which two New York residents, the appellants herein, were injured when their car collided with a vehicle operated by a Quebec resident. The primary issue presented is whether the Quebec Automobile Insurance Act (Quebec Rev Stats ch A-25), the insurance reparation scheme which covered the offending vehicle, precludes the appellants from recovering damages under the uninsured and underinsured motorist endorsements of their own motor vehicle liability insurance policy.

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