SOTOMAYOR v. VASQUEZ


109 N.J. 258 (1988)

536 A.2d 746

LOUIS SOTOMAYOR, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, AND CHRISTIAN CARVAJAL, BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, CECILIA FLORES, AND CECILIA FLORES, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS, v. FERNANDO VASQUEZ, JOSE MARIN, JULIO FREIJO, AND THE CHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES, JOINTLY, SEVERALLY, AND/OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, DEFENDANTS, AND UNSATISFIED CLAIM AND JUDGMENT FUND BOARD, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND THE AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor C. Harwood, III, argued the cause for appellant (Harwood Lloyd, attorneys).

Mark I. Feiner argued the cause for respondent Louis Sotomayor (Greenberg, Feiner, Wallerstein & Benisch, attorneys).

Frank P. Addas argued the cause for respondent Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board (James & Addas, attorneys).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

This is a PIP case. PIP is an acronym for personal injury protection benefits, a form of compulsory auto insurance required by the New Jersey Automobile Reparation Reform Act, L. 1972, c. 70 ("No-Fault" Law), N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4. This case concerns the scope of the coverage afforded under a standard New Jersey automobile policy. We do not intend this opinion...

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