Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Mucerino
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 28, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to permanently stay arbitration of an uninsured motorist claim, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Rosenblum, R.), dated August 31, 1999, which, after a hearing, granted the petition and permanently stayed arbitration.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“It is well established that the decision of the fact-finding court should not be disturbed on appeal unless the court’s conclusions could not be reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence, especially in cases resting in large part on the credibility…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thoreson v. Penthouse International, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Allstate Insurance v. McMahonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Aetna Life & Casualty v. GramazioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by4 opinions
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- American Home Assurance Co. v. MunozAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Government Employees Insurance v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Group v. IdoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004