Old Republic Insurance v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

Opinion

RYLAARSDAM, J.

Two insurance carriers entered into a stipulation for “arbitration by a special master” and, by their stipulation, purported to confer jurisdiction on this court to conduct a plenary review of the purported master’s decision. We hold they cannot do so and affirm the judgment.

Facts

This is a dispute between two insurance carriers; one of them insured a truck, the other a trailer. They dispute which insurer is responsible for the costs of defense and the indemnity they paid in connection with two personal injury actions, and contest the amount of insurance coverage…