DONEGAL INS. CO. v. LONGO


415 Pa.Super. 628 (1992)

610 A.2d 466

DONEGAL INSURANCE CO., Appellant, v. Shirley LONGO and Charles W. Longo, her husband, Appellees. DONEGAL INSURANCE CO., Appellee, v. Shirley LONGO and Charles W. Longo, her husband, Appellants.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 1, 1992.

Reargument Denied June 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Lanzillo, Erie, for appellant (at 1271) and appellee (at 1311).

Charles V. Longo, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant (at 1311) and appellee (at 1271).

Before CAVANAUGH, WIEAND and HESTER, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether a lawyer can serve as an arbitrator while he simultaneously represents one of the parties to the arbitration in a matter unrelated to the arbitration. We hold that he cannot and reverse the judgment entered on an award of arbitration in which he participated.

Shirley Longo sustained injuries when the car in which she was a passenger was struck from behind by an uninsured motorist. Shirley and her husband,...

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