PISTORIUS v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.


348 Pa.Super. 527 (1985)

502 A.2d 670

Mary PISTORIUS, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of John J. Pistorius, Deceased, Appellant, v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. Raymond K. CRAWFORD.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Albert Bertocchi, Kittanning, for appellant.

Philip A. Faix, Jr., Pittsburgh, for Travelers, appellee.

Before SPAETH, President Judge, and WICKERSHAM, BROSKY, ROWLEY, WIEAND, CIRILLO, OLSZEWSKI, BECK and TAMILIA, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

The issue in this appeal is whether a "dirt bike", which cannot be licensed under the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code,1 is a motorcycle for purposes of applying the provision of the Pennsylvania No-fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act2 which disallows recovery of no-fault benefits by operators of motorcycles. The trial court held that a dirt bike was a motorcycle and that, although the bike operator had...

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