Legal Opinion
In re the Arbitration between Burkin & Katz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 13, 1955PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
In this proceeding, petitioners appeal from a denial of a stay of arbitration. The denial should be affirmed.
Dispute arises under stockholders’ agreements governing two close corporations. The agreements contain broad arbitration clauses, relating to any arbitrable controversy that may arise among the sole stockholders by reason of the terms of the agreements or by reason of any other cause. The issue is whether the matters to be arbitrated come within the agreements for arbitration and whether they are, as a matter of law and policy, arbitrable.
The principals in each corporation are one…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Manson v. . CurtisNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Clark v. DodgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- McQuade v. StonehamNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Benintendi v. Kenton Hotel, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Fells v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Rae E. Helms, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles W. Easterday, Deceased v. Raymond F. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- In re the Arbitration between Staklinski & Pyramid Electric Co.New York Supreme Court · 1958
- In re Dissolution of Fulton-Washington Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1956
- In re the Arbitration between Burkin & KatzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- In re the Election of Directors of William Faehndrich, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1956