Legal Opinion

American Casualty Insurance v. Walcott

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 16, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to permanently stay arbitration of a claim for uninsured motorist benefits, GEICO appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Emerson, J.), dated September 26, 2001, which, after a hearing, granted the petition and permanently stayed the arbitration.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

On September 22, 1999, a vehicle owned and operated by Byron Walcott was involved in an accident with a vehicle owned by David B. Stevens. Subsequently, Walcott filed a demand for arbitration of a claim for uninsured motorist benefits. In…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Government Employees Insurance v. Employers Commercial Union InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  2. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. BeliardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Nationwide Insurance v. SillmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Broquedis v. Employers Mutual Liability InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  5. American Home Assurance Co. v. ChinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mercury Insurance Group v. OcanaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. General Electric Capital Corp. v. VolchyokAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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