Haggerty v. Brady

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Connolly, J.), entered March 9, 2009 in Ulster County, which, among other things, granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration between the parties.

Plaintiffs commenced an action seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Defendants moved for summary judgment and, while the motion was pending, the parties agreed to submit the case to binding arbitration. They stipulated to a high/low of $50,000/$2,500. Plaintiffs later refused to proceed with the arbitration contending that they had been misled to…