Legal Opinion
K.R. Swerdfeger Construction, Inc. v. Board of Regents
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 28, 2006No. 25,085PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRY, Judge.
{1} Plaintiff K.R. Swerdfeger Construction, Inc. (KRSC) appeals the district court’s confirmation of an arbitration award. KRSC seeks to vacate a portion of the arbitration award that denied KRSC damages against the University of New Mexico (UNM), arguing that the award violates New Mexico public policy and is therefore unenforceable. Because we hold that KRSC has failed to establish a public policy basis to vacate the arbitration award, we affirm the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
{2} In March 2001 KRSC entered into a contract with UNM under which KRSC was to construct a new…
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