New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Arbitration between the Board of Education of Enlarged Ogdensburg City School District, and…
July 2, 197537 N.Y.2d 283
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals held that Education Law §3813 applies to arbitrations involving school districts, making timely notice of claim a condition precedent to arbitration, and found that the contractors in both cases failed to give such notice within three months, thereby staying the arbitrations.