Arthur V. Towner, Inc. v. Condino

Gael B. Scacchetti, Je., J.

The case now before the court is one of first impression and deals primarily with a seeming conflict between the Buies of the Administrative Board as promulgated in this department, and the Civil Practice Law and Buies of the State of New York.

Basically, the facts as related disclose that the defendant, after various false starts in attending an arbitration hearing between him and the plaintiff, defaulted in a final appearance and accordingly the arbitration panel made an award to the plaintiff based on a unilateral presentation of facts.

The defendant, through his…