Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. Allstate Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 19, 2004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to vacate an arbitration award, the petitioners appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ambrosio, J.), dated March 24, 2003, which denied their petition to vacate the award and granted the respondent’s cross petition to confirm the award.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the petitioners.’ contention, the arbitrator’s denial of their request for an adjournment did not constitute either an abuse of discretion or misconduct sufficient to warrant vacatur of the award (see CPLR 7511 [b]; Gillis v Toll Land XIII…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Harwyn Luggage, Inc. v. Henry Rosenfeld, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Gillis v. Toll Land XIII Limited PartnershipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Trivino v. Allcity InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- M.T.M. Beverages Corp. v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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