Legal Opinion

Schopke Construction & Engineering, Inc. v. Newham Plastering, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 4, 1992No. 92-75Published

1Opinion of the Court

W. SHARP, Judge.

Schopke Construction & Engineering, Inc., and its surety, the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, appeal from a non-final order entered by the trial court which denied Schopke’s motion to compel arbitration of a dispute which arose out of the performance of a construction subcontract. We have jurisdiction1 and reverse.

The subcontract between Schopke and Newham provided for arbitration of disputes arising out of or related to the subcontract:

All claims, disputes and other matters in question arising out of, or relating to, this subcontract, or the breach thereof, shall be decided…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. WM. PASSALACQUA BLDRS v. Mayfair House Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  2. GENSTAR SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT v. Troup Bros.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Lake Plumbing v. SEABREEZE CONST. CORP.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

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