Cox v. LaLonde

In the evening of July 7, 1977, a car driven by defendant, Lance C. LaLonde, slid into the rear end of a car driven by plaintiff Rexford P. Cox. There was evidence that a third car, the identity of whose driver and owner is unknown, was negligently involved in the collision. Plaintiff Rexford P. Cox claimed damages for alleged serious impairment of body function and/or permanent serious disfigurement sufficient to take the case out from under the no-fault insurance law, and plaintiff Helen Cox sought damages for loss of consortium. The jury returned a verdict of no cause of action against…