Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Eastman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 20, 2004PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*691In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to permanently stay arbitration of an uninsured motorist claim, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thomas, J.), dated September 25, 2003, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is granted, and arbitration of the uninsured motorist claim is permanently stayed.
The automobile liability policy issued by the petitioner State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (hereinafter State Farm) did not exist on the date of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re the Arbitration between Matarasso & Continental Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Nassau Insurance v. ManzioneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. PanettaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by1 opinion
- Matter of Allstate Ins. Co. v. MarkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014