MTR. OF STEVENS & CO. (RYTEX CORP.)


34 N.Y.2d 123 (1974)

In the Matter of the Arbitration between J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc., Appellant, and Rytex Corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 2, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Beinart and J. J. L. Hessen for appellant.

Milton S. Teicher for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN and GABRIELLI concur with Judge RABIN; Judge WACHTLER dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion in which Judge JONES concurs; Judge STEVENS taking no part.


RABIN, J.

This case once again raises the difficult question whether the failure of an arbitrator to disclose fully his relationship with one of the parties to the proceeding is grounds to vacate the arbitration award. Respondent Rytex Corporation (Rytex) seeks to vacate an arbitration award rendered in favor of appellant J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc. (Stevens) on the grounds of bias of two of the arbitrators...

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