Johnson v. Lapan

In December, 2005, plaintiff Sylanda Y. Johnson (“Johnson”) was traveling as a passenger in a vehicle owned by Enterprise Rent-A-Car of Boston, Inc. (“Enterprise”) and operated by Keith O. Baxter (“Baxter”) when it collided with a second vehicle owned by Tammy Lapan and operated by Marc Lapan (“Lapans”). Johnson suffered injuries, and incurred $14,791.24 in medical expenses.

At the time of the accident, Johnson was neither a named insured, nor otherwise covered by the policy of a resident relative. Therefore, in September, 2006, she submitted a claim to Enterprise’s insurer, ELCO…