Legal Opinion · Dissent

ABC Building Corporation d/b/a Advanced Building Concepts v. Ropolo Family, LLC

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 14, 2018No. 16-343Published

1DissentJustice Robinson

I respectfully dissent from the majority's opinion affirming the grant of ABC Building Corporation's (ABC) motion to confirm the arbitration award in this case. In my view, this Court should vacate that award. In ruminating on this case, I have been guided by the following eloquent statement of Justice William O. Douglas, writing for the United States Supreme Court in the case of United Steelworkers of America v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp. , 363 U.S. 593, 597, 80 S.Ct. 1358, 4 L.Ed.2d 1424 (1960) :

"[An arbitrator] does not sit to dispense his own brand of industrial justice. He may of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. RI Council 94, Afscme, Afl-Cio v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
  3. State, Department of Corrections v. Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional OfficersSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
  4. State v. Rhode Island Employment Security Alliance, Local 401Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
  5. Berkshire Wilton Partners, LLC v. Bilray Demolition Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2014

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