Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
We reject the defendant's contention that the appraisal should have been vacated based on the appearance of partiality of the appraiser/arbitrator. It is well settled that mere occasional associations between an arbitrator and those appearing before him or her will generally not warrant disqualification of the arbitrator on the ground of the appearance of bias or partiality (see, Matter of Chernuchin v Liberty Mut...
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