McConnell v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

We granted certiorari to review McConnell v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., 894 P.2d 11 (Colo.App.1994), denying Carol McConnell, the plaintiff, personal injury protection benefits for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. The court of appeals held that the Colorado Auto Accident Reparations Act, sections 19-4-701 to -725, 4A C.R.S. (1994 & 1995 Supp.) (“No-Fault Act”), does not mandate coverage for a passenger riding in a vehicle without consent from an insured, regardless of the passenger’s good faith belief to the contrary. See McConnell, 894 P.2d at 13. We affirm the…