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Matter of Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Steiner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 20, 1996
227 A.D.2d 563 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

May 20, 1996

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Brucia, J.).


Ordered that the appeal from the order is dismissed; and it is further,

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed; and it is further,

Ordered that the respondent is awarded one bill of costs.

The appeal from the intermediate order must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of judgment in the proceeding (see, Matter of Aho, 39 N.Y.2d 241, 248). The issues raised on appeal from the order are brought up for review and have been considered on the appeal from the judgment ( see, CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).

The petitioner contends that the arbitration award should be vacated because the arbitrator failed to state his reasons for making the award and therefore "so imperfectly executed [his power] that a final and definite award upon the subject matter submitted was not made" (CPLR 7511 [b] [1] [iii]). We disagree. For purposes of CPLR 7511 (b) (1) (iii), an arbitration award is deficient and subject to vacatur if it leaves the parties unable to determine their rights and obligations, if it does not resolve the controversy submitted, or if it creates a new controversy ( see, Matter of Meisels v. Uhr, 79 N.Y.2d 526, 536). The petitioner failed to establish any of these grounds for vacatur. The award resolved the controversy and the arbitrator rejected the defense asserted by the petitioner at the arbitration hearing. In addition, an arbitrator is not required to give any reasons for his decision. Thus, an award cannot be attacked on the ground that the arbitrator refused to consider or failed to appreciate particular arguments or evidence ( see, Matter of Guetta [Raxon Fabrics Corp.], 123 A.D.2d 40, 45). Mangano, P.J., Thompson, Florio and McGinity, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Steiner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 20, 1996
227 A.D.2d 563 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

Matter of Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Steiner

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. ARNOLD…

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

Date published: May 20, 1996

Citations

227 A.D.2d 563 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
643 N.Y.S.2d 373

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