Contrisciane v. Utica Mutual Insurance

WATKINS, Judge:

This appeal comes to us from a judgment and order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County modifying an arbitrator’s award.

The case arises from a sequence of events which occurred on December 26, 1976, which resulted in the death of Kenneth A Contrisciane. The decedent was operating an automobile owned by his employer, Future Cars, Inc., when he was involved in a minor traffic accident with a car operated by Ann Killen. A police officer quickly arrived, at which time the decedent was standing by the driver’s window of Ms. Killen’s car exchanging information with her. The…