Legal Opinion
Merchants & Business Men's Mutual Insurance v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 24, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to stay arbitration of an uninsured motor vehicle claim, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Floyd, J.), dated May 1, 2001, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is granted, and the arbitration is stayed.
*615Pursuant to the provisions of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 313 in effect at the time of the purported cancellation of a policy of insurance providing coverage to Mary L. Diakite (see Vehicle and Traffic Law § 313 [2] [a];…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barile v. KavanaughNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- American Home Assurance Co. v. ChinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. BethelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
3Cited by4 opinions
- Chubb Group of Insurance v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Progressive Northern Insurance v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- AIU Insurance v. MensahAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- In re Material Damage Adjustment Corp. v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003