Brewer v. Allstate Insurance Company

This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment for plaintiff which set aside the decision of an arbitrator in favor of defendant.

Plaintiff’s decedent was killed in an automobile accident while riding as a guest passenger in an automobile driven by Harold Berry. Plaintiff filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association under the uninsured motorist provision of defendant’s insurance policy which had been issued to the decedent. ① Defendant filed a general denial to the demand for arbitration together with an affirmative defense of contributory negligence. The arbitrator…