Close v. Motorists Mutual Insurance

This is an appeal of a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, vacating an arbitration award and remanding the case for a de novo hearing before a new panel of arbitrators. We affirm.

Appellee, Robert Close, is the executor of the estate of his wife, Ruth E. Close, who was killed in a head-on collision with an uninsured motorist. His claim for compensation under the uninsured motorist provisions of the couple’s policy with appellant, Motorists Mutual Insurance Company (“Motorists”), was denied on the grounds that Mrs. Close had been at fault in the accident. The claim was…