Opinion
October 15, 1990
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gowan, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court did not err in concluding that the claimant's decedent was not a resident of the insured's household at the time of the accident and therefore did not fall within the definition of an "insured" under the terms of the policy issued by the petitioner. The claimant's decedent was a citizen of Portugal who was visiting his daughter, the insured, as well as other family members, when the accident occurred. Moreover, his immigration status required him to return to his homeland before a specified date. Thus, the evidence was insufficient to establish residency with the insured, and the arbitration was properly stayed (see, D'Amico v. Pennsylvania Millers Mut. Ins. Co., 72 A.D.2d 783, affd 52 N.Y.2d 1000; Hollander v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 60 A.D.2d 380; Allstate Ins. Co. v. Chia-I Lung, 131 Misc.2d 586; see also, Matter of American Sec. Ins. Co. v Calarco, 85 A.D.2d 693). Thompson, J.P., Brown, Kunzeman and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.