Allstate Insurance v. Fioravanti

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

This appeal necessitates once again our consideration of the finality which is accorded awards made by an arbitration panel.

Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company, filed a petition in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia to set aside an arbitration award made in favor of appellee, Anthony Fioravanti. Appellee filed preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer and to strike Allstate’s petition. The trial judge sustained these objections, dismissed the petition and entered judgment on the award of the arbitrators. The Superior Court affirmed in a per curiam…