Case Name: In the Matter of the Arbitration between New York City Transit Authority, Appellant, and Louis Thom et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-02-26
Citations: 52 N.Y.2d 1032
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Arbitration between New York City Transit Authority, Appellant, and Louis Thom et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 52
Pages: 1032–1033

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Arbitration between New York City Transit Authority, Appellant, and Louis Thom et al., Respondents.
Argued February 12, 1981;
decided February 26, 1981
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Steve S. Efron, Helen R. Cassidy and John A. Murray for appellant.
George Schlossman for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
We agree with the court below that the New York City-Transit Authority does not qualify as a political subdivision of the State for purposes of the exception found in subdivision 1 of section 370 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law for "motor vehicles owned and operated by a municipality". In regard to the Transit Authority's remaining contention, we have held that section 370 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law does not exclude self-insurers from the requirements of providing uninsured motorist coverage. (Matter of Allstate Ins. Co. v Shaw, 52 NY2d 818.)
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur in memorandum.
Order affirmed.