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MODESTA v. S. EASTERN PA. TRANSP. AUTH.

503 Pa. 437 (1983)

469 A.2d 1019

Patricia MODESTA, Appellant, v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 21, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley M. Schwarz, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Stanley J. Sinowitz, John F. Smith, III, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

On March 2, 1978, appellant Patricia Modesta was injured when the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus in which she was a passenger was struck from behind by an uninsured motorist. On December 17, 1979, appellant demanded arbitration of her uninsured motorist claim with SEPTA. When SEPTA refused to arbitrate, appellant commenced a suit in equity demanding arbitration, uninsured motorist coverage, and judgment...

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