Legal Opinion · Dissent
In re the Arbitration Between Seymour Grean & Co. & Grean
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 18, 1948Published
1DissentCohn, J.
The existence of a valid contract is a prerequisite to arbitration. The determination of the issue as to the existence of an enforcible contract is for the regular courts of justice, not for the irregular tribunal whose jurisdiction is dependent upon the validity of the agreement attacked. (Matter of Kramer & Uchitelle, Inc., 288 N. Y. 467, 471; Finsilver, Still & Moss v. Goldberg, Maas & Co., Inc., 253 N. Y. 382, 389; Matter of Berkovitz v. Arbib & Houlberg, 230 N. Y. 261, 275.) While disputes having their origin in any valid portion of the agreement might be arbitrated, the court may not…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of Berkovitz v. . Arbib HoulbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Matter of Kramer Uchitelle, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Finsilver, Still & Moss, Inc. v. Goldberg, Maas & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Topken, Loring & Schwartz, Inc. v. SchwartzNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Grombach Productions, Inc. v. WaringNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
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