In re the Arbitration between Willoughby Realty & Management Co. & New York State Independent Union of Building Service Employees & Factory Workers, Local 2
Opinion of the Court
— Order appealed from reversed, on the facts and on the law, with $20 costs and disbursements to appellant, the petitioner’s motion is granted, with $10 costs, and the arbitration stayed. Under the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement the employers had the right to lay off employees “in good faith and in the exercise of * * * sound business judgment.” Unlike the situation in Matter of Otis Elevator Go. (Carney) (6 N Y 2d 358), the union in its affidavit has set forth no facts whatsoever which would even tend to raise an issue as to the employers’ good faith, or as to the propriety of the exercise of their sound business judgment. Accordingly, no issue is tendered for arbitration. Concur — Botein, P. J., Breitel, M. M. Frank and Stevens, JJ.; Valente, J,, dissents and votes to affirm in the following memo
The appeal from the decision of Mr. Justice Conlon, dated November 5, 195.9 is dismissed on the ground that no appeal lies from said decision.
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