Knoweles v. International Furniture Rental of New York, Inc.

The defendant moves in Small Claims Court to set aside an arbitrator’s award.

At the conclusion of a hearing on January 6, 1976, the arbitrator rendered his award dismissing the complaint and the counterclaim. Later that evening after giving the matter more thought, the arbitrator felt he had made an error. The following morning he made inquiry at the clerk’s office and found that his award had been mailed to the parties. On January 8, 1976, he sought permission to recall his order *327which was granted in writing by the Administrative Judge. A new award in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of…