Order affirmed with costs.
Memorandum:
The arbitrator's failure, during the course of a hearing, to disclose the nature of his relationship with relatives of counsel for the defendant was sufficient to demonstrate the appearance of partiality. Thus, Supreme Court correctly determined that the arbitration award should be vacated (see, Matter of Stevens & Co. [Rytex Corp.],
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