Legal Opinion
Scher v. State Farm Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 2, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75, inter alia, to vacate an arbitration award dated December 26, 1995, which is in favor of the respondent State Farm Insurance Company, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Meehan, J.), dated June 4, 1996, which denied the petition.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Since a claim by an insured against an insurance carrier under the uninsured motorists’ endorsement is subject to compulsory arbitration, the scope of judicial review of an arbitrator’s award includes whether the award is supported by evidence or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital v. CatherwoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- In Re the Arbitration Between Furstenberg & Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- American Motors Sales Corp. v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Rose v. Travelers InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
3Cited by1 opinion
- Allstate Insurance v. American Arbitration Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006