MATTER OF ARBITRATION BETWEEN SIMMONS AND GOVT. INS. CO.


59 A.D.2d 468 (1977)

In the Matter of the Arbitration between Irving E. Simmons, Appellant, and Government Employees Insurance Company, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

December 5, 1977


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fuhrer, Melamed, Cooperman & Israel (Mardon R. Israel of counsel), for appellant.

De Santis, Totura & Hargous (Dolores Gerber of counsel), for respondent.

GULOTTA, P. J., LATHAM, COHALAN and DAMIANI, JJ., concur.


O'CONNOR, J.

ISSUE

The question raised by this appeal is whether an arbitrator's award of $2,149 in counsel fees is completely irrational when the attorney's energies were expended in successfully recovering a total claim of $105 on behalf of his client pursuant to the provisions of the Comprehensive Automobile Insurance Reparations Act (the no-fault law)...

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