Altieri v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal by defendant Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (defendant or Liberty) from a judgment of the Superior Court in favor of the plaintiff, Frederick Altieri (plaintiff or Altieri), confirming an arbitrators’ award of uninsured-motorist benefits and granting Altieri’s motion for summary judgment.1 We sustain the defendant’s appeal, reverse the judgment of the Superior Court, and remand with directions to vacate the arbitrators’ award. The facts insofar as pertinent to this appeal are undisputed and are as follows.

On September 14,…