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Farmer v. Town of Wilson

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 15, 1932PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBbogdeN, J.

What are tbe legal tests for determining whether an arbitration and award estops the parties thereto?

All courts agree that the submission to an award is the foundation upon which the interpretation and validity of the arbitration and award is built. This prevailing idea was expressed by this Court in Geiger v. Caldwell, 184 N. C., 387, 114 S. E., 497, in these words: “Turning to the authorities, we find it settled that the submission furnishes the source and prescribes the limits of the arbitrators’ authority, without regard to the form of the submission. The award, both in substance and in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Millsaps v. . EstesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  2. Williams v. Branning Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
  3. Geiger v. . CaldwellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  4. J. N. Coe & Co. v. First Realty & Loan Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
  5. Tri-State Transportation Co. v. Stearns Bros.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1928

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Green v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  2. Young v. New York Underwriters InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
  3. T. W. Poe & Sons, Inc. v. University of North CarolinaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
  4. Thomasville Chair Co. v. United Furniture Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  5. In Re the Administration of the Estate of ReynoldsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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