Cardona v. Encompass Ins. Co.

This case arises from a judgment in the Superior Court wherein the judge dismissed the plaintiff's complaint for arbitration and allowed judgment for the defendant, Encompass Insurance Company (Encompass). We affirm.

Background. The plaintiff, Christian Cardona, was a passenger in a vehicle owned and operated by his mother and insured by Encompass. When she slowed to make a turn, the vehicle was struck from the rear by another vehicle which left the scene. The plaintiff's mother followed the other vehicle, and the plaintiff recorded its registration number, which he observed on the license…