Friel v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance

BIESTER JR., J.,

This matter comes before us upon the petition of John F. Friel and Colleen A. Friel to modify an arbitration award of June 24,1997 in favor of petitioners. Petitioners argue that the arbitrators improperly determined that petitioners’ underinsured coverage under their automobile insurance policy should not be stacked. Petitioners seek a modification of the arbitration award from $96,000 to $192,000 in favor of *222John Friel and from $4,000 to $8,000 in favor of Colleen Friel.

We first address whether we have jurisdiction to determine this matter. A court may disturb or modify the…