Transport of New Jersey v. Watler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Botter, J. A. D.

The Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board (the Board) appeals from an order to pay $2,063.30 from the Fund on account of a judgment1 entered against defendant Watler for property damage inflicted upon plaintiff’s bus in a collision with defendant’s apparently2 uninsured motor vehicle. Because plaintiff is a self-insurer, appellant contends that plaintiff is not a “qualified person,” as defined in N. J. S. A. 39:6-62 of the “UCJF Law” (N. J. S. A. 39:6-61 et seq.), and, therefore, is not entitled to compensation for damage caused by…