Federal Insurance v. Provenzano

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR 7503 to permanently stay arbitration of an uninsured motorist claim, the petitioner appeals from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thomas, J.), dated November 1, 2001, which, inter alia, 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 permanently stayed.

On November 13, 2000, Federal Insurance Company (hereinafter Federal), received a demand for arbitration from Frank Provenzano for uninsured motorist benefits…