Rembrandt Industries, Inc., Respondent v. Hodges International, Inc., Appellant

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division's denial of the seller's motion to dismiss, holding that the lower court properly allowed the res judicata defense because the scope of the arbitration award was ambiguous and could be determined by the court using parol evidence. The court also affirmed that the question of the award's res judicata effect is a matter for judicial determination, not arbitratorial authority.