Patrick v. Cherokee Insurance

BECK, Judge:

This is an appeal from a trial court order denying appellant’s Petition to Vacate Award of Arbitrators. Appellant Cherokee Insurance Company (“Cherokee”) contends that the arbitrators’ award and the trial court’s order in favor of the appellee-plaintiff were based on an error of law. We disagree, and therefore affirm.

Appellee Belinda Patrick was injured on July 22, 1981, when she was involved in a collision with an uninsured motorist while riding as a passenger in a taxicab owned and operated by Yellow Cab Company of Philadelphia (“Yellow Cab”). Yellow Cab is a common carrier…