McFarley v. American Independent Insurance

TAMILIA, Judge:

Joseph McFarley and Nicole Butler present this consolidated appeal from the Orders of April 5 and May 5, 1994 dismissing their petitions to appoint an arbitrator. The Orders were entered on the basis that the automobile insurance policies written by appellee did not provide for arbitration.

Appellants, a taxi driver and a passenger, respectively, were injured in unrelated accidents when the cabs they occupied were struck by uninsured motorists. Appellants filed uninsured motorist claims against appellee, who insured the corporate owners of the cabs in which appellants were…