Board of Education of Palmyra-Macedon Central School District v. Palmyra-Macedon Faculty Ass'n

Order unanimously affirmed, with costs. Memorandum: Although we affirm we do not agree with Special Term that arbitration must be stayed because the demand was not served as provided by CPLR 7503 (subd [c]). The requirements of that section are designed to provide a *766method for prompt relief when the parties have agreed to arbitration as a remedy for disputes arising between them and to insure speedy judicial review of the threshold issues of arbitrability if arbitrability is contested. Although appellant, the party demanding arbitration, has failed strictly to comply with the statutory method…