Keys v. Travelers Insurance

Plaintiff filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment that defendant, having paid personal injury protection benefits to plaintiff, was not entitled to reimbursement for money damages awarded to plaintiff in a products liability action against a third-party tortfeasor.

Plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident on April 1, 1975. Plaintiff was a passenger in a 1972 Maverick owned by Charles Jackson and manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. Plaintiff recovered $20,000 in a suit against Jackson, and received personal injury protection insurance benefits from defendant. Those benefits…