Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Cumis Insurance Society, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 19, 1989No. 88-175PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether the District of Columbia Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982 (No-Fault Act) 1 required motorcycles to be insured in 1984 as a precondition to recovery by the motorcyclist of statutory personal injury protection (PIP) benefits. We answer this question in the negative based on our examination of the legislative history of the No-Fault Act and a 1986 amendment which requires motorcycles to have such insurance. Accordingly, we hold that appellant Ivory L. Coleman, Jr., who appeals from a grant of summary judgment…
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