Legal Opinion
Colon v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 20, 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hopkins, J. P.
This appeal presents a question of the interpretation of the Comprehensive Automobile Insurance Reparations Act—the "no-fault” statute (Insurance Law, art 18). The question, briefly stated, is whether a driver who alights from his disabled automobile, walks along the highway and is struck by a passing automobile, is entitled to first-party benefits under the insurance policy covering the offending automobile pursuant to the provisions of the no-fault statute.
The plaintiff instituted this action for a declaratory judgment adjudicating that the defendant, the…
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