McInnish v. Lanier

The suit is in assumpsit on the common counts. Among the pleas interposed in bar was an arbitration and award upon the matter in, suit.

An agreement by parol to submit to arbitrators agreed upon by the parties matters not required by law to be evidenced by writing, followed by a hearing of the evidence offered by the parties, a present decision by the arbitrators upon the matters submitted, and the verbal announcement of such decision to the parties, is a good common-law award. Byrd v. Odem, 9 Ala. 755, 766.

The award must be a final determination of the matters submitted. If any further action…