Opinion
Submitted May 19, 1999
June 28, 1999
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to stay arbitration, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Joseph, J.), dated June 17, 1998, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
McDonnell, Adels Goodstein, P.C., Lake Success, N Y (Patrick J. McDonnell of counsel), for appellant.
Dominick W. Lavelle, Mineola, N.Y., for respondents.
CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, J.P., DAVID S. RITTER, DANIEL W. JOY, MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, NANCY E. SMITH, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly determined that a stay of arbitration was not warranted due to the petitioner's failure to comply with CPLR 7503(c), which requires that an application for a stay be made within 20 days of service of the notice or demand to arbitrate ( see, Matter of Silverman [Benmor Coats], 61 N.Y.2d 299, 307).
Contrary to the petitioner's claim, because an agreement to arbitrate is contained in the policy, the exception to the 20-day time limitation, based on the lack of an agreement to arbitrate, does not apply ( see, Matter of Commerce Indus Ins. Co. v. Nester, 90 N.Y.2d 255, 263; see also, Matter of CNA Ins. Co. v. Carsley, 243 A.D.2d 474).
The petitioner's remaining contentions are without merit.
The respondents' request to impose a sanction is denied.