Morrell & Co. v. Lehr Construction Corp.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara Kapnick, J.), entered on or about June 6, 2001, denying plaintiff’s motion to stay the arbitration of defendant’s claim set forth in its amended demand for arbitration and referring the issue of the claim’s arbitrability to the arbitrators, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The court notes the breadth of the arbitration clause in the parties’ contract and their agreement that arbitration of disputes arising under their contract would be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association. They provide for the arbitrator’s application…