Elliot v. Green Bus Lines, Inc.

In a proceeding to confirm an arbitration award, petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Calabretta, J.), dated May 12, 1981, which dismissed the petition. Judgment reversed, on the law, with $50 costs and disbursements, and proceeding remitted to Special Term for a determination on the merits. The infant petitioner obtained a no-fault arbitration award in her favor for damages sustained while riding on respondent’s bus. However, she did not immediately seek to confirm the award. The application to confirm, brought as a special proceeding by her guardian ad…