Hough v. Howington

Appellee, John Hough, filed a declaratory judgment action against appellant, Robert Howington, to resolve matters left unsettled from a prior arbitration to which they submitted following the breakup of their law practice. Hough then filed an arbitration action against Howington which also involved unresolved partnership matters. The arbitrator entered an award in Hough’s favor and Hough obtained confirmation of the award in the circuit court. Meanwhile, Howington filed a separate action under section 12 of the Uniform Arbitration Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 10, par. 112), seeking to…