Moseley v. Electronic & Missile Facilities, Inc.

The primary issue in this case is whether a claim under the Miller Act, 40 U. S. C. §§ 270a-270d, as amended, based upon arbitration clauses in two subcontracts providing for arbitration of any dispüte arising thereunder, is enforceable under the provisions of the United States Arbitration Act. 9 U. S. C. §§ 1, 2 and 3. The institution of this suit was directed toward the recovery of compensation alleged to be due under two subcontracts between the petitioner, a plumbing and heating contractor, and the respondent Electronic & Missile Facilities, Inc., who was the prime contractor under a…