Eveready Insurance v. Salas

In a proceeding to stay the arbitration of a claim for uninsured motorist benefits, the claimants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kassoff, J.), dated December 20, 1989, which granted the petition and permanently stayed arbitration.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a new determination in accordance herewith.

On March 17, 1985, the appellants Nellie Salas and Jill Salas-Torres were allegedly injured when their vehicle was struck by another car. They commenced a personal…