Park v. Park

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRESSLER, P.J.A.D.

The issue raised by this appeal is whether the reimbursement provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:6A-9.1 apply to personal injury protection benefits (PIP) paid to passengers of a motor bus registered in another state but who are injured in an accident occurring in this State. We hold that where the insurer of the out-of-state motor bus is authorized to do business in New Jersey, PIP payments to passengers injured in New Jersey are mandated by the so-called deemer statute, N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.4. Since the reimbursement statute expressly includes…