Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is denied, the cross application is granted, the award is vacated, and the matter is remitted for a new hearing before a different arbitrator.
It is well established that the decision as to whether to grant or to refuse an adjournment is within the sound discretion of the arbitrator and that it is only when that discretion is abused that misconduct results (see, CPLR 7511 [b] [1] [i...
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