Donegal Insurance v. Longo

WIEAND, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether a lawyer can serve as an arbitrator while he simultaneously represents one of the parties to the arbitration in a matter unrelated to the arbitration. We hold that he cannot and reverse the judgment entered on an award of arbitration in which he participated.

Shirley Longo sustained injuries when the car in which, she was a passenger was struck from behind by an uninsured motorist. Shirley and her husband, Charles W. Lon-go, submitted a claim for uninsured motorist benefits to appellant, Donegal Mutual Insurance Company, the insurer of their…