Legal Opinion
City of Chesterfield v. Frederich Construction Inc. and Traveler's Casualty and Surety Company of America
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 2015No. ED101916PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gary M. Gaertner, Jr., Judge
Introduction
The City of Chesterfield (City) appeals the judgment of the trial court confirming an arbitration award that included an award of attorneys’ fees against the City. The City argues the arbitrators exceeded their authority in awarding attorneys’ fees. We affirm.
Background
The City hired Respondent Frederich Construction, Inc. (FCI) to be the general contractor on two construction projects for the City. The City and FCI executed separate contracts for each of the two projects on June 16, 2009 and December 8, 2009, respectively. Respondent' Traveler’s…
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