Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club v. Bailes

Defendant was insured by plaintiff under an automobile accident policy containing an uninsured motorist clause. Her contention is that, while riding as a passenger in her own car, she was injured when, without fault of the driver, he was compelled to make a sudden stop in order to avoid a collision with another automobile which had entered the highway without warning. Her claim for recovery having been rejected by plaintiff, she sought arbitration, purportedly pursuant to a provision for arbitration in the insurance policy. Plaintiff resisted arbitration, contending that the uninsured…