Legal Opinion
In Re the Arbitration Between Smith & Firemen's Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1982PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
These two appeals involve the proper application of our recent decision in Matter of Petrofsky (Allstate Ins. Co.) (54 NY2d 207), regarding the scope of a master arbitrator’s powers when reviewing an arbitrator’s award made in compulsory arbitration.
In Matter of Smith (Firemen’s Ins. Co.), the first of these appeals, petitioner Smith sustained personal injuries when he exited from the passenger side of a vehicle while it was being driven by his then spouse at a speed of 3Ó miles per hour. His claim for first-party benefits under a no-fault automobile policy…
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- In re the Arbitration between Petrofsky & Allstate InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- In Re the Arbitration Between Furstenberg & Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Garcia v. Federal InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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