Hilowitz v. Hilowitz
| Decision Date | 14 December 1981 |
| Citation | 85 A.D.2d 621,444 N.Y.S.2d 948 |
| Parties | Minnie HILOWITZ, Appellant, v. Kenneth HILOWITZ, Respondent. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Wolfe, Yukelson & Adler, New York City (Bruce Yukelson, New York City, of counsel), for appellant.
Diamond, Rutman & Costello, New York City (Siff & Newman, P. C., Louis G. Adolfsen and L. Kevin Sheridan, New York City, of counsel), for respondent.
Before RABIN, J. P., and MARGETT, O'CONNOR and THOMPSON, JJ.
MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated October 22, 1980, 105 Misc.2d 384, 432 N.Y.S.2d 344, which denied her motion to dismiss the defense of collateral estoppel.
Order affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements.
Plaintiff's contention that only a judicially confirmed arbitration award may form the basis for the defenses of res judicata and collateral estoppel is without merit. Judicial confirmation may be the recommended practice (see CPLR 7510; Siegel, New York Practice, § 601, p. 860), but the doctrines are applicable to issues resolved by arbitration where there has been a final determination on the merits (see Kilduff v. Donna Oil Corp., 74 A.D.2d 562, 424 N.Y.S.2d 282), notwithstanding a lack of confirmation of the award (cf. Hana Heating & Air Conditioning Co. v. Sheet Metal Workers Int. Assn., 378 F.Supp. 1001).
We have examined plaintiff's remaining contentions and find them also to be without merit.
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