Case Name: In the Matter of the Arbitration between Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of Newburgh, New York, Inc., Respondent, and City of Newburgh, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-01-24
Citations: 55 A.D.2d 934
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Arbitration between Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of Newburgh, New York, Inc., Respondent, and City of Newburgh, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 55
Pages: 934–935

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Arbitration between Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of Newburgh, New York, Inc., Respondent, and City of Newburgh, Appellant.

Opinion:
In a proceeding to confirm an arbitration award, in which the City of Newburgh cross-moved to vacate the said award, the city appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County, dated June 28, 1976, which granted the application and denied its cross motion. Order affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements. Special Term properly concluded that there are no statutory grounds for vacating the award of the arbitrator (see CPLR 7511, subd [b]). Furthermore, arbitrators are not bound by principles of substantive law when making their determinations (Matter of Associated Teachers of Huntington v Board of Educ., 33 NY2d 229). Hopkins, Acting P. J., Martuscello, Latham and Damiani, JJ., concur.