Graber v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.

This is an application for an order granting the petitioners permission to bring an action against *970the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation [MVAIC] pursuant to section 6T8 of the Insurance Law. The relief sought can only be granted if the applicant is a “ qualified ” as distinguished from an “ insured ” person within the purview of article 17-A of the Insurance Law.

On September 4, 1962, the infant petitioner was riding his bicycle along Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead when the occupant of a parked car suddenly opened the ear door, striking the infant who was thrown to the…