In re the Arbitration between State and United University Professions

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Prior, Jr., J.), entered June 23, 1988 in Albany County, which granted petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7511 to vacate an arbitration award.

Respondent contends that Supreme Court erred in vacating the arbitrator’s award since it was not "completely irrational”. An award may be vacated, however, where an arbitrator exceeded his power (CPLR 7511 [b] [1] [iii]). The mere possibility that the award exceeded the arbitrator’s power is not sufficient; it must be shown that the award exceeded a specifically enumerated limitation on his power…