Sprake v. Leche

ELMORE, Judge.

On 22 September 2001, Janice G. Sprake (plaintiff) was riding as a passenger on a motorcycle when George Leche (defendanttortfeasor), an uninsured motorist, struck her with his vehicle. On 6 June 2003, plaintiff filed suit against the uninsured motorist carrier, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (defendant). In her complaint, plaintiff requested that the matter be arbitrated as provided for by defendant’s insurance policy. The trial court therefore stayed her action and referred the matter to arbitration.

Prior to the arbitration, plaintiff requested prejudgment…