Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and matter remitted to the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.
On a motion to compel or stay arbitration, the court must determine, in the first instance, whether the parties made a valid agreement to arbitrate (see, Sisters of St. John the Baptist v Geraghty Constructor,
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