Elgar v. National continental/progressive Ins., 01-40 (2001)

DECISION

The complaint in this action seeks damages as a result of serious injuries which plaintiff suffered at the hands of two assailants on the evening of May 3, 2000. The facts are not in dispute and for the instant purposes can be simplistically summarized as follows:

At the time of the incident in question, plaintiff was employed as a driver for B H Transportation Inc., d /b/a Best Taxi. In accordance with instructions received from a dispatcher, she picked up two passengers at the Meadowbrook Plaza in Warwick and at the direction of one or both of the men, drove them to an apartment…