Allstate Insurance v. Cipolla

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to vacate an arbitration award and to set the matter down for a trial de novo, Jack Cipolla appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Sangiorgio, J.) dated January 27, 1995, which granted the petition and denied the cross application to confirm the award.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The appellant, Jack Cipolla, was allegedly seriously injured in an automobile accident on May 27, 1991, while he was operating a vehicle in the course of his employment with the New York City Police Department. Cipolla’s…