Legal Opinion
Morris v. Government Employees Insurance
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided June 19, 1980PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
Order of the court below (95 Misc 2d 696) affirmed, without costs.
The issue upon this appeal is whether an arbitrator, in a no-fault arbitration proceeding pursuant to section 675 of the Insurance Law, may also award the fee paid to an expert witness who testified at the arbitration hearing. Apparently, the insurer paid the arbitration award except for the afore-mentioned expert witness fee. The court below *449denied appellant’s subsequent application to confirm the entire award, holding that the arbitrator exceeded his power in permitting appellant to recover the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hempstead Bank v. RyanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Rachlin v. LewisNew York Supreme Court · 1978
- Van Patten v. SylviaNew York Supreme Court · 1974
- Kiev v. Seligman & Latz of Binghamton, Inc., New York County Courts1965
- Morris v. Government Employees InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1978
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