Legal Opinion

Westchester County Correction Officers Benevolent Ass'n v. County of Westchester

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 1, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to compel arbitration, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Scarpino, J.), entered May 12, 1997, which granted the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The appellant’s contention that two members of the petitioner *339Westchester County Correction Officers Benevolent Association, Inc., waived their rights to a hearing on their respective compensation claims is without merit.

The agreement governing workers’ compensation for correction officers employed by the appellant does not expressly state that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re the Arbitration between the County of Rockland & Primiano Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. In re National Amusements, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. American Medical & Life Insurance v. International Healthcare Management, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. City of Newburgh v. DegidioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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