Legal Opinion
Panton v. Allstate Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 31, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to vacate an arbitration award dated June 15, 1989, and a master arbitration award dated September 18, 1989, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (I. Aronin, J.), dated March 5, 1990 which denied the application.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
In reviewing an arbitrator’s award, a court will not set it aside for errors of law or fact unless the award is so irrational as to require vacatur (see, Matter of Empire Mut. Ins. Co. v Jones, 151 AD2d 754). Short of complete irrationality, arbitrators…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Empire Mutual Insurance v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Fallek v. City School District of PoughkeepsieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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- Howard v. Cigna InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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