State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance v. Basile

In a proceeding to stay arbitration, petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated July 9, 1974, which denied the application. Order reversed, on the law, without costs, and application granted. Respondent, an "insured” under the terms of a motor vehicle policy which contained an endorsement pursuant to subdivision 2-a of section 167 of the Insurance Law providing coverage against injury caused by an uninsured motorist, demanded arbitration pursuant to the terms of that endorsement. He had been a passenger on an uninsured motorcycle when it collided with an…