Klehr v. Ill. Farmers Ins. Co

This case presents issue as to whether trial court properly dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction plaintiff’s action seeking declaration that arbitrator could not direct plaintiff to respond to defendant’s discovery request in underlying arbitration proceeding. Record showed that arbitration proceeding was still pending at time of instant action, and Appellate Court found that while trial court had subject-matter jurisdiction to consider plaintiff’s action, dismissal was nevertheless proper since issue raised in instant action was not ripe for judicial review at present time where Uniform Arbitration Act contemplated review of arbitrator’s discovery order only at conclusion of arbitration as part of motion to vacate arbitrator’s award.