Legal Opinion
Hilowitz v. Hilowitz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 14, 1981PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Hyman, J.), dated October 22,1980, which denied her motion to dismiss the defense of collateral estoppel. Order affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements. Plaintiff’s contention that only a judicially confirmed arbitration award may form the basis for the defenses of res judicata and collateral estoppel is without merit. Judicial confirmation may be the recommended practice (see CPLR 7510; Siegel, New York Practice, § 601, p 860), but the doctrines are…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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