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· 6/24/1980

Perez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Citations

  • 613 P.2d 32
  • 289 Or. 295
  • 1980 Ore. LEXIS 933

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • differentiating between “out-of-pocket loss” and lost wages to survivors of the accident
  • in construing a statute, words of common usage are to be given their natural, plain, and obvious meaning
  • so concluding regarding the personal injury protection coverage required by statute for motor vehicle insurance policies
  • “The obvious purpose of [the PIP scheme] is to provide, promptly and without regard to fault, reimbursement for some out-of-pocket losses resulting from motor vehicle accidents.”
  • “The obvious purpose of [the PIP statutes] is to provide, promptly and without regard to fault, reimbursement for some out- of-pocket losses resulting from motor vehicle accidents.”
  • “The obvious purpose of [the PIP scheme] is to provide, promptly and without regard to fault, reimbursement for some out-of-pocket losses resulting from motor vehicle accidents.”

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Judges: Denecke, Tongue, Howell, Lent, Peterson, Tanzer

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