Bradley v. Allstate Insurance

Plaintiff filed a demand for arbitra*118tion pursuant to the uninsured motorist endorsement contained in an insurance contract between plaintiff and defendant. The arbitration proceeding was to be conducted under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, which provide, among other things, for a majority award.

On August 25, 1981, proofs were taken by an arbitration panel consisting of Ivy T. Riley (plaintiffs arbitrator), Robert M. Petteys (defendant’s arbitrator), and Elmer Roller (neutral arbitrator). At the conclusion of the proofs, Mr. Roller excused the parties’ attorneys and…