In re the Arbitration between Empire Mutual Insurance & Sloane

—Judgment of Supreme Court, New York County (Amos Bowman, J.), entered May 10, 1985, unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is denied, and the parties are directed to proceed to arbitration.

At issue here is the timeliness of a claim under the "as soon as practicable” clause in the uninsured motorist indorsement contained in a liability insurance policy. In June 1981, John Sloane (Sloane), the son of petitioner’s insured, was injured while riding a bicycle which came into contact with a motor vehicle driven by additional respondent Manginelli (sued here as Maginelli), which…