United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Fruchtman

ROGOSHESKE, Justice.

Plaintiff-insurer, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, appeals from an order of the trial court denying its motion to vacate an arbitrator’s award of damages for bodily injury to defendant-insured, Dr. Stanley Fruchtman. The claimed injuries arose out of an automobile accident allegedly caused by a “hit-and-run” motorist. Defendant-insured claims coverage for the injuries under the “uninsured motorists” liability provision of the policy issued by plaintiff. The issue presented is whether the existence-and-scope-of-coverage dispute between the parties was arbitrable.…