Lihosit v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

On December 22, 1989, plaintiff Michael P. Lihosit was involved in an automobile accident with an uninsured motorist. At the time, plaintiff was insured by defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company under a policy which provided uninsured motorist coverage of $20,000 per person for death or bodily injury, and $40,000 per accident, exclusive of interest and costs. Because the parties could not settle their differences regarding plaintiff’s uninsured motorist claim, the cause proceeded to arbitration, which the policy provides as the means of resolving such disputes. Plaintiff’s…