A multi-passenger van owned by a church and used to transport congregants to and from services is not an “automobile” for purposes of recovering PIP benefits, the Appellate Division ruled on Tuesday.
The judges noted that although the relevant statute, N.J.S.A. 39:6A-2(a), includes “van” within the definition of “automobile,” the word “van” is further defined as one “owned by an individual or husband and wife in the same household” and “not customarily used in the occupation, business or profession of the insured other than farming or ranching.”
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