Legal Opinion
Wertheim & Co. v. Halpert
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 11, 1979PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum. .
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Although arbitration is a favored method of dispute resolution, arbitration agreements are unenforceable where substantive rights, embodied by statute, express a strong public policy which must be judicially enforced (Matter of Sprinzen [Nomberg], 46 NY2d 623; see, also, Matter of Aimcee Wholesale Corp. [Tomar Prods.], 21 NY2d 621). This is especially true in the area of discrimination where particular remedies are afforded by both State and Federal statutes (see 300 Gramatan Ave. Assoc. v…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- In re the Arbitration between Sprinzen & NombergNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re the Arbitration between Aimcee Wholesale Corp. & Tomar Products, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
3Cited by25 opinions
- Fletcher v. Kidder, Peabody & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Sabates v. International Med. Centers, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Polk County Secondary Roads v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
- Brown v. V&R Advertising, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Crespo v. 160 West End Avenue Owners Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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