Winters v. Erie Insurance Group

HESTER, Judge:

This appeal involves a dispute as to whether Erie Insurance Company is obligated to pay stipulated damages of $30,000 in uninsured motorist benefits to Richard L. Winters, Jr. and Marceil A. Winters Cooney, appellants. As we are persuaded that the arbitrators’ award in favor of Erie Insurance Company was contrary to law, we reverse and direct entry of judgment in the amount of $30,000 in favor of appellants.

The facts are not in dispute. Erie Insurance Company (“Erie”), appellee, issued an automobile insurance policy to appellants which included uninsured motorist coverage. On…