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JIMENEZ v. BAGLIERI

152 N.J. 337 (1998)

704 A.2d 1285

JESENIA JIMENEZ, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. WILLIAM BAGLIERI, JOHN DOE (NAME BEING FICTITIOUS), ABC CORP. (NAME BEING FICTITIOUS) AND MATERIAL DAMAGE ADJUSTMENT CORP., AS SERVICING CARRIER FOR THE MARKET TRANSITION FACILITY, DEFENDANTS, AND SAMUEL FORTUNATO, COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE AND UNSATISFIED CLAIM AND JUDGMENT FUND BOARD, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 29, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Love, argued the cause for appellants (Beattie Padovano, attorneys).

Douglas D. Burgess, argued the cause for respondent (Bross, Strickland & Burgess, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

This appeal presents the issue of whether individuals injured by hit-and-run motorists must satisfy the verbal threshold pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:6-70(n), to recover noneconomic damages from the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund (Fund or UCJF). We conclude the Legislature intended that claimants injured in hit-and-run accidents must satisfy the verbal threshold to recover noneconomic damages from the...

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