Maryland Insurance Administration v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Dissenting Opinion by

McDonald, J.,

which Barbera, C.J., and Greene, J., join.

Much of the Majority opinion consists of background information and detailed descriptions of cases with which I have no quarrel. My disagreement is with the Majority opinion’s conclusion that a properly insured taxicab is an “uninsured” vehicle for purposes of the personal injury protection (“PIP”) statute—Maryland Code, Insurance Article (“IN”), § 19-505.1 That conclusion is not only contrary to the plain language of the statute and its legislative history, but also inconsistent with our most recent decision on PIP…