Maynard Construction Co. v. Driver

In this dispute arising from construction of a single-family residence, a building contractor seeks stay of court proceedings pending arbitration of a contractual disagreement. We are unable to reach the merits of the arbitration issue because of the procedural turns the case took at the trial level and on appeal.

In March of 1979, appellee David H. Driver, and Mabel B. Driver, his wife, entered into a contract with appellant Maynard Construction Company for construction of a home on property located in New Kent County. The parties used a form approved by the American Institute of Architects…