UNITED NATIONS v. NORKIN


45 N.Y.2d 358 (1978)

In the Matter of United Nations Development Corporation, Appellant, v. Norkin Plumbing Co., Inc., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Cohn and Catherine R. McCabe for appellant.

Erwin L. Corwin and Susan G. Rosenthal for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


JASEN, J.

Upon this appeal, the issue posed for our consideration is whether the commercial arbitration agreement to which the parties have subscribed contains an express condition precedent to the submission of a dispute to arbitration, such that the question of compliance with that condition constitutes a threshold inquiry for judicial resolution, rather than a matter of procedural arbitrability falling within...

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