Matthews v. Ready

The opinion of the court was delivered by

STERN, J.A.D.

This appeal requires us to decide if a pedestrian injured by an uninsured vehicle can collect benefits from the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund (the Fund) if the notice of claim is filed within 15 days of discovery that insurance coverage had been canceled prior to the accident for non-payment of a premium. We must decide the issue in circumstances where plaintiff relied upon a police report which included information that the vehicle was insured, apparently obtained from the insurance identification card produced by the driver.

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