Berry v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, appeals as of right an order, following a bench trial, providing that the claim of plaintiff, Telia Katherine Berry, for uninsured motorist benefits under a no-fault policy of insurance issued to her by defendant be arbitrated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the policy. We affirm.

The insurance policy provides in relevant part as follows:

We will pay damages for bodily injury an insured is legally entitled to collect from the owner or driver of an uninsured motor vehicle. The bodily injury must be caused by accident…