PURDY v. NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO.


184 N.J. Super. 123 (1982)

445 A.2d 424

LEROY R. PURDY, JR., HIS WIFE, CATHLEEN M. PURDY AND SANDRA L. PURDY, AN INFANT BY HER GUARDIAN AD LITEM LEROY R. PURDY, JR., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Pancari, attorney for appellant.

Holmes and Alvarez, attorneys for respondents (Carmen H. Alvarez on the brief).

Before Judges FRITZ, ARD and TRAUTWEIN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by FRITZ, P.J.A.D.

The principal issue here involved is a narrow one to be decided on facts essentially undisputed. The question involved is easily stated: Does a no-contact accident causing injuries to the 19-year-old driver of a "dirt bike" being operated elsewhere than upon a public road, caused by the distracting effects of an automobile being operated upon a public road, come within the umbrella of automobile insurance personal...

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