Torres v. O'Keefe

It appears from the record that the infant plaintiff was the only person with personal knowledge of the facts of the accident whose affidavit was before the court below. Thus, the court below had only one version of the alleged negligence. In view of the unique position in which the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (hereinafter referred to as MVAIC) finds itself in defending an action against an uninsured or hit-and-run motorist, it should not be penalized because it does not have the defendant under its control. Only in the most unusual or extraordinary case, where MVAIC…