Richardson v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to vacate the award of a master arbitrator dated September 12,1994, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Hickman, J.), dated March 22, 1995, which dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is granted, the award of the master arbitrator is vacated, and the award of the original arbitrator dated June 9, 1994, is reinstated and confirmed.

In a no-fault arbitration proceeding, the original arbitrator determined that the respondent insurance company was required to pay…