In re the Arbitration between Phoenix Assurance Co. & Digamus

This appeal involves an uninsured motorist indorsement on a liability automobile insurance policy and the rights of the parties thereto. Respondent George Digamos was injured in a collision with a stolen automobile operated by one William Richards, age 16, an escapee from the Industrial School at Manchester, New Hampshire. The accident took place in Hudson Falls, New York, and at the time Richards was being pursued by the New York State Police. Respondent had an insurance policy with petitioner-appellant insurance company which contained an uninsured motorist’s indorsement under which the…