Legal Opinion
City of White Plains v. Professional Firefighters Ass'n, Local 274 I.A.F.F.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 15, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to stay arbitration, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Murphy, J.), entered October 26, 2001, which granted the petition and stayed arbitration.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.
In April and May 2001, Firefighter John McGillan, a member of the appellant union, called in sick the day before and after his scheduled time off. He was then ordered by the Fire Chief to report to the Fire Department’s physician for a physical examination.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re the Arbitration Between Board of Education of Watertown City School District & Watertown Education Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- New York City Transit Authority v. Amalgamated Transit Union of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
3Cited by2 opinions
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- City of Watertown v. Watertown Firefighters, Local 191Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004