Young v. Jaffe

—In an action to recover damages for breach of contract, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Berler, J.), dated March 14, 2000, which granted the motion of the defendant Otter Pond Construction Co., Inc., to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs’ claims against it.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion is denied.

In January 1993 the plaintiffs retained the services of Norman Jaffe to prepare plans and specifications for a residence to be constructed in Southampton. In May 1993 the plaintiffs hired the respondent, Otter…