State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Guleserian

Opinion

THOMPSON, J.—This is an appeal from an order vacating an arbitrator’s award in an arbitration conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Uninsured Motorist Law. By reason of Orpustan v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 7 Cal.3d 988 [103 Cal.Rptr. 919, 500 P.2d 1119], decided while this appeal was pending, we reverse the order of the trial court.

Respondent, State Farm, issued its policy of automobile liability insurance to Vahan Guleserian. The policy includes uninsured motorist coverage and provisions for arbitration. “Coverage U” of the policy provides in pertinent part that State…