Legal Opinion
Fortin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 3, 1996No. 18075-8-IIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, C.J.
Jane Fortin appeals an order vacating an arbitrator’s award and a judgment in favor of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, her uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) carrier. We conclude that the arbitrator did not exceed the scope of his authority and that the superior court erred in determining that a phantom driver is not an entity to whom fault can be apportioned under former RCW 4.22.070 (Laws of 1986, ch. 305, § 401). Thus, we reverse.
FACTS
This case involves a collision between Jane Fortin and Joseph Smith. Fortin was driving on the inside lane of a city street; Smith was…
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