IFG Leasing Co. v. Snyder

Plaintiff initiated this proceeding for entry of an arbitration award pursuant to ORS 33.310. Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff entered after the trial court granted it a summary judgment.1

Defendant defaulted on a lease agreement containing a provision for the arbitration of disputes:

“Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any Court having jurisdiction…