Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. Martin

The plaintiff, Aetna Life & Casualty Company (Aetna), appeals the Superior Court’s (Barry, J.) decision to grant the motion of the defendant, John Martin, Sr. (Martin), to dismiss Aetna’s bill in equity and petition for injunction. We reverse and remand.

This case arises from a 1982 automobile accident, in which Leonard P. Martin was killed. The accident was allegedly caused by an underinsured motorist, Thomas Halleck. In January 1985, the defendant made a request for arbitration to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) claiming uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) coverage by four…