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...
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