Arner v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

and votes to reverse the order and judgment, on the law, deny the petition, and grant the cross motion to the extent of reducing the arbitration award to $20,000, with the following memorandum: While the overall purposes of arbitration are no doubt salutary and laudable, this proceeding illustrates some of the pitfalls of the arbitral process. For the reasons that follow, the arbitration award should be modified to limit the petitioner’s recovery to $20,000, the policy limit provided by the terms of his uninsured motorist coverage.

In 1985, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter…