O-S Corp. v. Samuel A. Kroll, Inc.

A motion to vacate an arbitration award may give rise to an infrequent instance where even an equity court may not do equity. The Maryland Uniform Arbitration Act, codified as Subtitle 2, Title 3, of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Act, provides that a court shall not vacate an award of arbitration “on the ground that a court of law or equity could not or would not grant the same relief.” Cts. Art., Sec. 3-224 (c). This legislative limitation upon judicial review is premised upon the common law consideration of arbitration as a “favored” action,

“ . . . and the awards of arbitrators would…