MATTER OF MEISELS v. UHR


79 N.Y.2d 526 (1992)

In the Matter of Josef Meisels, Respondent, v. Alexander Uhr, Also Known as Chaim Uhr, et al., Appellants, and Tzvi M. Ginsberg et al., Respondents. (Proceeding No. 1.) In the Matter of Alexander Uhr et al., Appellants, v. Josef Meisels, Respondent. (Proceeding No. 2.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Finkel, George S. Meissner, Ronald M. Kleinberg, Peter D. Close and Marc H. Gerstein for appellants.

Stuart M. Fischman, Bernard Bronner, Jill F. Hunter and Laurence S. Margolin for Josef Meisels, respondent.

David Zwiebel, Morton Avigdor, Aaron Twerski and Martin Bienstock for Agudath Israel of America, amicus curiae.

Judges TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., BELLACOSA and YESAWICH, JR., concur; Judges SIMONS and KAYE taking no part.


Chief Judge WACHTLER.

In these proceedings petitioner seeks to vacate and respondents seek to confirm an arbitration award rendered by a Beth Din, a religious tribunal that adjudicates disputes according to Jewish law and custom.* Supreme Court granted the petition to vacate the award for several reasons enumerated in a lengthy opinion ...

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