Legal Opinion

In re the Appointment of an Arbitrator for the Dispute Between Wiegand & Allstate Insurance Companies

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 1985No. 10051; S.P. NO. 6427; NO. 10054; S.P. NO. 6425; NO. 9807; S.P NO. 6198PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*118OPINION OF THE COURT BY

WAKATSUKI, J.

The three cases were consolidated for purposes of oral argument. The respective insurance company in each case denied payment of certain no-fault benefits claimed by the appellants. The appellants then demanded arbitration by petitioning the circuit court to appoint arbitrators. In each case, a demand for arbitration was made more than two years after the last no-fault payment was made, but before six years from the date of the last payment of no-fault benefits. The circuit court denied the petitions on grounds that the two-year statute of limitation…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hatsumi Yoshizaki v. Hilo HospitalHawaii Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Rancho Pescado, Inc. v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
  3. Son Shipping Co., Inc. v. De Fosse & TangheCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  4. Hun v. Center PropertiesHawaii Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Puchert v. AgsaludHawaii Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Ross v. Stouffer Hotel Co. (Hawai'i) Ltd.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1994
  2. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. v. MurataHawaii Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Labrador v. Liberty Mutual GroupHawaii Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Cochran v. Pflueger Automobiles, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Wright v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1997

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