Mikkilineni v. Indiana County Commissioners

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FRIEDMAN.

M. R. Mikkilineni (Mikkilineni) appeals from the December 15, 2008, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County transferring Mikkilineni’s petition to confirm an arbitration award from Westmoreland County to Indiana County. We reverse.

In May of 1990, MRM Engineers, Inc. (MRM) entered into a contract with the Indiana County Commissioners (Commissioners) for the construction of a recycling center. A dispute occurred during construction, and MRM demanded arbitration pursuant to the parties’ arbitration agreement. That agreement provided that “[a]ll…