Legal Opinion

Barcon Associates, Inc. v. Tri-County Asphalt Corp.

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided May 28, 1981PublishedCited by 120 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

PASHMAN, J.

In this case we are called upon to decide whether the existence of an undisclosed, substantial business relationship between a party-designated arbitrator in tri-partite arbitration and the party designating that arbitrator constitutes “evident partiality” under N.J.S.A. 2A:24-8(b) and is therefore grounds for vacating the arbitration award.

Both the trial court and the Appellate Division held that it did constitute partiality. We granted Barcon’s petition for certification, 84 N.J. 422 (1980). Because we share the Appellate *183Division’s…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Graham v. Scissor-Tail, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Kearny PBA Local 21 v. Town of KearnySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
  4. International Produce, Inc., and Cross-Respondent-Appellee v. A/s Rosshavet, Owners of the S.S. Ross Isle, and CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  5. In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Sanko S.S. Co., Ltd., and Cook Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by120 opinions

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  3. Zirger v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
  4. Burlington Northern Railroad v. TUCO Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Marchak v. Claridge Commons, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1993

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