Ellison v. Safeguard Mutual Insurance

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

This is an appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to the order of Judge Michael J. O’Donnell of *494the County Court of Philadelphia confirming an award of the American Arbitration Association and authorizing the entry of judgment in favor of the appelleeplaintiff. The appellant-defendant challenges the right of the plaintiff to compel arbitration and the jurisdiction of the County Court to confirm such an award.

On January 9, 1966, the minor plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident with an alleged uninsured motorist. The defendant, the insurer of Ernest Ellison,…