Bergassi v. American Surety Agency, Inc.

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to stay arbitration, American Surety Agency, Inc., and Republic Western Insurance Company appeal from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), entered March 29,1999, which granted the petitioner’s motion to renew and reargue a prior order of the same court dated December 1, 1998, denying the petition and dismissing the proceeding and, upon renewal and reargument, directed a hearing to determine whether there was a valid agreement by the parties to arbitrate, and (2) a judgment of the same court, entered July 19, 1999,…