SISTERS OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, PROVIDENCE REST CONVENT v. PHILLIPS R. GERAGHTY CONSTRUCTOR, INC.


67 N.Y.2d 997 (1986)

Sisters of Saint John the Baptist, Providence Rest Convent, Respondent, v. Phillips R. Geraghty Constructor, Inc., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Rowland for appellant.

Ralph M. Cursio for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the petition to stay arbitration denied.

Respondent, Phillips R. Geraghty Constructor, Inc., contracted with petitioner, the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, to renovate their convent, an old building then in disrepair. The agreement — essentially, the American Institute of Architects Abbreviated Form of Agreement Between Owner...

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