Smith v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County setting aside an arbitration award arising out of the uninsured motorist provisions of an automobile liability policy.

Appellees, Catherine and William Smith, were involved in an automobile accident. At the time of this accident appellees had an automobile insurance policy with appellant, Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., which contained the standard uninsured motorist clause.

Subsequently, appellees filed a request for arbitration of their claim with the American Arbitration…