In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Isidore Lipschutz, Appellants, and Albert Gutwirth, Respondent

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division’s order appointing a single arbitrator and affirmed the Special Term order that followed the parties’ arbitration agreement, requiring a three‑member panel. It held that the statutory power to appoint a single arbitrator applies only when the contract provides no method or a party fails to use the agreed method.