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Demos v. Maryland Casualty Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 27, 1982
89 A.D.2d 1006 (N.Y. App. Div. 1982)

Opinion

September 27, 1982


In an action based upon an insurance policy to recover medical expenses for injuries incurred in an automobile accident, plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Oppido, J.), dated September 25, 1981, which granted defendant's motion to dismiss his complaint for failure to give timely notice of his intention to adjudicate the within dispute de novo pursuant to 11 NYCRR 65.11 (i) (2). Order affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements. Pursuant to subdivision 2 of section 675 Ins. of the Insurance Law and 11 NYCRR 65.17 (i) (1), (ii) promulgated thereunder, a claimant may institute a court action to adjudicate a dispute de novo after he has received an adverse ruling by the master arbitrator. Both of these provisions, however, contain a threshold requirement of a $5,000 or greater award by the master arbitrator before a de novo review may be had. The record herein reveals an award by the master arbitrator of $3,842.49. Since plaintiff chose to proceed with this dispute by means of arbitration and since he fails to meet the threshold amount provided in the statute for de novo adjudication of claims previously brought before the arbitrator, the complaint was properly dismissed. (See, generally, Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Arvelo, 76 A.D.2d 854; Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Silverberg, 111 Misc.2d 175.) Mollen, P.J., Damiani, Titone and Weinstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Demos v. Maryland Casualty Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 27, 1982
89 A.D.2d 1006 (N.Y. App. Div. 1982)
Case details for

Demos v. Maryland Casualty Co.

Case Details

Full title:JAMES DEMOS, Appellant, v. MARYLAND CASUALTY CO., Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Sep 27, 1982

Citations

89 A.D.2d 1006 (N.Y. App. Div. 1982)

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