Woodard v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.

Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation appeals from an order of the Supreme Court at Trial Term and the judgment entered thereon which granted permission to respondent pursuant to section 618 of the Insurance Law to bring a personal injury action against it.

The predicate of the application for leave to sue was that respondent, a pedestrian, was struck and injured by an unidenti*216fled automobile. The application wás resisted by appellant on the ground that the accident had not been reported to a police officer within 24 hours after its occurrence as required by subdivision (b) of…