Legal Opinion
Smelser v. Criterion Insurance
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 6, 1982No. [No. 115, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
We shall here hold that Maryland Code (1957, 1972 Repl. Vol., 1975 Cum. Supp.) Art. 48A, § 543 (d) means precisely what it says when it specifies that personal injury protection benefits, which are commonly referred to as "PIP” benefits, under motor vehicle insurance policies are to be reduced to the extent that a recipient has recovered sums pursuant to the workmen’s compensation laws of any state or the federal government.
Appellant, Willie Leon Smelser, was injured on October 4, 1978, while working as a mechanic for a Baltimore City automobile dealer. He was struck by a customer’s vehicle…
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