Legal Opinion
Mangiacapra v. Sentry Insurance
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 18, 1986No. 84-145-AppealPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This dispute arises out of an award made by an arbitration panel. The plaintiff was a passenger in a motor vehicle that was struck by a stolen car. The occupants of the stolen vehicle fled the scene of the collision. The plaintiff seeks recovery pursuant to the uninsured-motorist portion of his automobile-liability policy. The arbitrators awarded the plaintiff the sum of $25,-000 plus “whatever legal interest is allowed by law.”
A Superior Court justice confirmed the arbitrator’s $25,000 award but remanded the interest issue back to the arbitration panel with a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Factory Mutual Liability Ins. Co. of Amer. v. CooperSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
- Paola v. Commercial Union Assurance CompaniesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- Westminster Construction Corp. v. PPG Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
3Cited by6 opinions
- Sentry Insurance Co. v. GrengaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
- Pierce v. Rhode Island HospitalSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
- Balian v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
- Waradzin v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1990
- Murino v. Progressive Northern Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
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