Montgomery County v. Fraternal Order of Police Montgomery County Lodge 35, Inc.

JAMES R. EYLER, Judge.

The question presented by this case is whether the circuit court erred in denying a petition to vacate an arbitrator’s decision based on an assertion that the arbitrator had exceeded his powers and there was no valid agreement to arbitrate the matter in dispute. See Maryland Uniform Arbitration Act (MUUA), Md.Code (1998 Repl.Vol.), Cts. & Jud. Proc., §§ 3-201 — 3-234. 1 The arbitrator was appointed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement following the filing of a grievance on behalf of a police officer. The principal argument in support of the petition to vacate…