Block v. Citizens Insurance Co. of America

This case again calls for the Court of Appeals to review the intent of the Legislature in the enactment of the no-fault automobile insurance statute. Was it the intent of the Legislature to provide prompt compensation for traffic accident victims or to provide compensation for accidents removed from the general activity of use of an automobile? Each case must be examined on its merits to determine whether there is sufficient causal relation between the accident which resulted in the injury and the use of the motor vehicle.

Winifred Block was an employee of a firm known as Snack Time Services,…