In re the Arbitration between Simmons & Government Employees Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’Connor, J.
ISSUE
The question raised by this appeal is whether an arbitra*470tor’s award of $2,149 in counsel fees is completely irrational when the attorney’s energies were expended in successfully recovering a total claim of $105 on behalf of his client pursuant to the provisions of the Comprehensive Automobile Insurance Reparations Act (the no-fault law). We hold that despite the disparity between the counsel fee awarded and the underlying claim the arbitrator’s award was a proper one. It was error to vacate the award and it should be reinstated.
FACTS
On September 27, 1974…
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