Case Name: In the Matter of Marshall B. Allen, Individually and on Behalf of Sarah D. Allen, Appellant, v. Eychner Associates, Inc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-01-28
Citations: 235 A.D.2d 351
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Marshall B. Allen, Individually and on Behalf of Sarah D. Allen, Appellant, v Eychner Associates, Inc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 235
Pages: 351–351

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Marshall B. Allen, Individually and on Behalf of Sarah D. Allen, Appellant, v Eychner Associates, Inc., Respondent.
[653 NYS2d 8]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Phyllis Gangel-Jacob, J.), entered August 20, 1996, which, in a dispute involving respondent broker's right to a commission under a brokerage contract containing a broad arbitration clause, denied petitioner's application to stay arbitration, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Questions relating to whether the contract had expired prior to respondent's performance, i.e., when the buyer first made his offer and whether petitioner's wife had apparent authority to unilaterally extend the term of the contract, are for the arbitrator (see, Matter of Nationwide Gen. Ins. Co. v Investors Ins. Co., 37 NY2d 91, 95-96; Avalon Intl. Trading Corp. v GST Receivables Mgt. Corp., 220 AD2d 248). Concur—Nardelli, J. P., Rubin, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.