In re the Arbitration between Hartford Fire Insurance & Fell

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Egan, Jr., J.), entered November 30, 2007 in Albany County, which, among other things, denied petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7503 to stay arbitration between the parties.

In November 2005, while operating a motor vehicle, respondent was injured in an accident. The vehicle was owned and insured by respondent’s employer, Sawhorse Lumber & More, Inc., and petitioner provided the insurance, including the supplementary uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. In August 2007, respondent served petitioner with a request for arbitration regarding…