Haegele v. Pennsylvania General Insurance

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, which resulted from an order denying appellant’s petition to vacate or modify the arbitrator’s award, and confirming the award of the arbitrators.

In July of 1978, Linda C. Haegele, age 16, died of injuries suffered while a passenger in an automobile owned by a Mr. Kaisinger. Linda’s estate (hereinafter “Estate”) received a payment of $15,000.00 under the liability provision of Kaisinger’s automobile insurance policy. The payment was the maximum amount allowed per person in a single…