Legal Opinion
Stevenson v. State Farm Indemnity Co.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided May 14, 1998PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
KING, P.J.A.D.
I
The issue in this appeal is whether an insurance carrier must provide personal injury protection (PIP) benefits, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4,2 to claimants who sustained bodily injuries *366during assaultive carjacking incidents. The appeal concerns two consolidated cases which arise from similar factual patterns — the assailants shot the drivers while both drivers occupied their cars. We conclude that these cases fulfill the requisites for coverage: “bodily injury as a result of an accident sustained while occupying an automobile,” within…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Clohesy v. Food Circus Supermarkets, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
- Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v. Continental Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1973
- Westchester Fire Insurance v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- Amiano v. Ohio Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. DeHaanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- Progressive Casualty Insurance v. EngemannCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Svenson v. NATIONAL CONSUMER INS.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
- Home State Insurance v. Continental InsuranceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
- KATHLEEN LEGGETTE VS. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCECOMPANY (GEICO)(L-1585-14, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
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