Vasilakis v. Safeway Insurance Co.

Plaintiffs filed suit for specific performance to compel the defendant insurance company to comply with the arbitration clause of the uninsured motorist provisions of an automobile insurance policy issued by defendant to plaintiff Vasilakis. The trial court found that the arbitrator whom defendant had appointed was an interested party and ordered defendant to remove him and select another person to act as arbitrator. A second order was later entered estopping defendant from raising the issue of coverage. Defendant appeals only from the order finding that an estoppel has arisen.

The pertinent…