Hardy Construction Co. v. Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department

ROBERT L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Hardy Construction Company, Inc., appeals the chancery court’s dismissal of its petition for the appointment of an arbitrator and raises four points for reversal: (1) the chancery court was required by statute to appoint an arbitrator; (2) the arbitrators decide procedural matters, not the courts; (3) the chancery court has jurisdiction to enforce the arbitration clauses at issue; and (4) sovereign immunity is no defense to the petition by Hardy Construction. We agree with Hardy Construction that the chancery court had subject-matter jurisdiction, but we…