JOHNSON BY JOHNSON v. Travelers

TAMILIA, Judge:

On June 26, 1981, appellant Emmanuel Johnson, a minor, was struck by an uninsured motor vehicle, sustaining injuries for which he and his mother, appellant Emma Johnson, sought compensation under the Pennsylvania Assigned Claims Plan, (PACP). Because no settlement could be reached with the designated obligor/appellee, Travelers Insurance Co., appellants sought binding arbitration. Their demand was never acknowledged by appellees, and a subsequent Petition to Compel Arbitration was denied by the lower court. This appeal followed, presenting us with the question of the procedure…