Legal Opinion
Friedman v. CYL Cemetery, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 17, 2012Published
1Opinion of the Court
*858Contrary to the Supreme Court’s determination, the defendants/cross claim defendants CYL Cemetery, Inc., Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar of Kiryas Joel, Inc., Central Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar, Inc., Joseph Weiss, and David Markowitz and the additional cross claim defendants Berl Friedman, Isaac Rosenberg, David Hauer, and Samuel Oberlander (hereinafter collectively the respondents), waived any right they had to arbitrate by actively participating in the litigation (see Sherrill v Grayco Bldrs., 64 NY2d 261, 272-273 [1985]; Accessory Corp. v Capco Wai Shing, LLC, 39 AD3d 344, 345…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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